Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 97-100 , 15 June 2002

Lewy body-free nigral degeneration—a case report

  • Kenji Ishihara

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-03-3784-8781; fax: +81-03-3784-1936
    • Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan
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  • Akiko Nonaka

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    • Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan
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  • Toshiya Fukui

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    • Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan
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  • Mitsuru Kawamura

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    • Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan
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  • Jun-ichi Shiota

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    • Department of Neurology, Ushioda General Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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  • Imaharu Nakano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan

Received 31 December 2001 ,Accepted 25 February 2002.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 97-100 , 15 June 2002

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