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A case of ocular neuromyotonia caused by neurovascular compression of the oculomotor nerve by the elongated superior cerebellar artery

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  1. Department of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, 2-14-23 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8798, Japan

    Yohei Hashimoto, Takuto Hideyama, Takuya Sasaki, Risa Maekawa & Yasushi Shiio

  2. Inoue Eye Hospital, 4-3 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan

    Akiko Yamagami

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Hashimoto, Y., Hideyama, T., Yamagami, A. et al. A case of ocular neuromyotonia caused by neurovascular compression of the oculomotor nerve by the elongated superior cerebellar artery. J Neurol 263, 1236–1238 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8117-0

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