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Neurological picture
Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration revealed by neurogenic hyperventilation syndrome and myelitis
  1. Nicolas Carriere1,2,
  2. Adeline Rollin1,3,
  3. Clemence Simonin1,2,4,
  4. Pierre Labauge5
  1. 1University Lille Nord de France, UDSL, Lille, France
  2. 2Department of Neurology and Movement Disorders Clinic, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
  3. 3EA 1046, Memory Clinic, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
  4. 4UMR837 Team 6 INSERM, University Lille, France
  5. 5Department of Neurology, Montpellier University Medical Center, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Nicolas Carriere, Service de Neurologie et Pathologies du Mouvement, HÃ'pital Roger Salengro, CHRU Lille, Rue Emile Laine, F-59037 Lille Cedex, France; nicolas.carriere{at}chru-lille.fr

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2012-302784

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