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Ocular Dysmetria, Flutter, and Opsoclonus: Refining the Oculomotor Deficits in Cerebellar Patients

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Manto, M., Triarhou, L.C. Ocular Dysmetria, Flutter, and Opsoclonus: Refining the Oculomotor Deficits in Cerebellar Patients. Cerebellum 22, 506–526 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-022-01444-x

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