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Association of restless legs syndrome, chronic motor tic disorder and migraine with aura: a case of a single family

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  1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Sonja Tartarotti, Ulf Kallweit & Claudio L. Bassetti

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Tartarotti, S., Kallweit, U. & Bassetti, C.L. Association of restless legs syndrome, chronic motor tic disorder and migraine with aura: a case of a single family. J Neurol 257, 1043–1044 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5483-x

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