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Hemifacial Spasm Associated with Severe Hyperglycemia in a Patient with New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Katarzyna Sawczyńska12, Jeremiasz Jagiełła12, Marzena Dziedzic1, Bartosz Kołodziejczyk13, Agnieszka Słowik12, Magdalena Bosak12

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