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“Sand-watch” spinal cord: a case of inferior cervical spinal cord atrophy

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No specific funding was received for this case study. Peter Bede is supported by the Elan Fellowship in Neurodegeneration.

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This study has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.

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  1. Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Pearse Street 152-160, Dublin 2, Ireland

    Peter Bede & Orla Hardiman

  2. Department of Neurology, Hermitage Medical Clinic, Dublin, Ireland

    Ronan Walsh

  3. Centre for Advanced Medical Imaging (CAMI), St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Andrew J. Fagan

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Bede, P., Walsh, R., Fagan, A.J. et al. “Sand-watch” spinal cord: a case of inferior cervical spinal cord atrophy. J Neurol 261, 235–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7193-7

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