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Pseudoathetotic Pseudodystonia as a Manifestation of Isolated Medullary Demyelination in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Cover

Pseudoathetotic Pseudodystonia as a Manifestation of Isolated Medullary Demyelination in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

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|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1153 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 8, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 23, 2026
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Published on: Feb 10, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Prachi Mohapatra, Lekshmi Sambhu Hema, Aditya Mahadevan, Divyani Garg, Ayush Agarwal, Awadh Kishor Pandit, Ajay Garg, Achal Kumar Srivastava, Divya M. Radhakrishnan, published by Ubiquity Press
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