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Case Report

Ophthalmoplegia associated with anti-GQ1b antibodies: case report and review

Camille Yvona Corneoplastics Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dominic Neeb Neurology Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
,
Dennis Chanb Neurology Department, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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Raman Malhotraa Corneoplastics Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, UK
Pages 192-195 | Received 29 May 2021, Accepted 22 Aug 2021, Published online: 07 Sep 2021

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