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Treatment of Wallenberg’s Syndrome related dysphagia with pyridostigmine

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  1. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Amber Eker & Bahar Kaymakamzade

  2. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Suha Akpinar

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Eker, A., Kaymakamzade, B. & Akpinar, S. Treatment of Wallenberg’s Syndrome related dysphagia with pyridostigmine. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 329–331 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0664-8

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