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Helmchen, C., Gottschalk, S., Sander, T. et al. Beneficial effects of 3,4-diaminopyridine on positioning downbeat nystagmus in a circumscribed uvulo-nodular lesion. J Neurol 254, 1126–1128 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0448-9
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