Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 441-442 , June 2010

Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome Attributable to Hepatitis C Infection

  • Vildan Ertekin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Ertekin; Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University; Erzurum 25240, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Hüseyin Tan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Received 25 September 2009 ,Accepted 8 February 2010.

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PII: S0887-8994(10)00089-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.02.009

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 441-442 , June 2010

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