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Absence of aquaporin-4 antibodies in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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  1. Department of Neurology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Samish Dhungana, Azza Ismail & Basil Sharrack

  2. Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Patrick Waters & Angela Vincent

  3. Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK

    Nicola Woodroofe

  4. Department of Neurology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK

    Basil Sharrack

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5553-0

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Dhungana, S., Waters, P., Ismail, A. et al. Absence of aquaporin-4 antibodies in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Neurol 257, 1211–1212 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5499-2

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