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An unusual presentation of superficial siderosis with focal dystonia and ‘Giant panda morphology’ on MRI: atypical clinicoradiological amalgam

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Nagpal, K., Prakash, S. An unusual presentation of superficial siderosis with focal dystonia and ‘Giant panda morphology’ on MRI: atypical clinicoradiological amalgam. Neurol Sci 40, 887–890 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3650-5

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