Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 16, Problem 32RQ
Which of the following is not a cause of cerebellar ataxia?
- mercury from fish
- chinking alcohol
- antibiotics
- hereditary degeneration of the cerebellum
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