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“Stepping on the brakes” dystonic tremor: a new type of task-specific dystonic tremor of the lower extremity

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    Sang-Won Yoo, Myungah Lee & Joong-Seok Kim

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Yoo, SW., Lee, M. & Kim, JS. “Stepping on the brakes” dystonic tremor: a new type of task-specific dystonic tremor of the lower extremity. Neurol Sci 41, 477–479 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04060-6

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