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A case series of two post-infectious acute cerebellitis an insidious path to the diagnosis and therapy

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  1. Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, Neurology-Neurophysiology Unit, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 5310, Siena, Italy

    Ilaria Lagorio, Sabina Bartalini, Valentino De Franco & Carla Battisti

  2. Department of Neurological and Motor Sciences, Neuroimaging, Diagnostic and Functional Neuroradiology Unit, University of Siena, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Alfonso Cerase

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Research project: Carla Battisti—conception, Ilaria Lagorio—organization, Valentino De Franco, Ilaria Lagorio Sabina Bartalini, Alfonso Cerase, Carla Battisti—execution. Manuscript: Ilaria Lagorio—writing of the first draft, Valentino De Franco, Ilaria Lagorio Sabina Bartalini, Alfonso Cerase, Carla Battisti—review and critique.

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Video 1 Segment 1 finger-to-nose test before treatment. Segment 2 finger-to-nose test at 1-month follow-up. (MP4 59608 KB)

Video 2 Segment 1 abnormally fragmented saccades before treatment. Segment 2 saccades at 7-month follow-up. (MP4 48105 KB)

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Lagorio, I., Bartalini, S., De Franco, V. et al. A case series of two post-infectious acute cerebellitis an insidious path to the diagnosis and therapy. Neurol Sci 42, 4843–4846 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05590-8

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