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Rudenskaia G.E.

Mediko-geneticheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr RAMN

Kadnikova V.A.

FGBU "Mediko-geneticheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr" RAMN, Moskva

Ryzhkova O.P.

Mediko-geneticheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr RAMN, Moskva

Spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: the first Russian case report and literature review

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Rudenskaia G.E., Kadnikova V.A., Ryzhkova O.P.

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Rudenskaia GE, Kadnikova VA, Ryzhkova OP. Spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: the first Russian case report and literature review. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2020;120(2):85‑91. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202012002185

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