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Innovations in CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE [ V O L U M E 1 2 , N U M B E R 7 – 8 , J U L Y – A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 ] 46 I N F O R M A T I O N F O R A U T H O R S Abbreviations/Acronyms. All abbreviations and a cronyms should be spelled out at first mention. R eferences. PLEASE NOTE: Manuscripts with i ncorrectly formatted or incomplete references will be returned to the author and will not be entered into the p eer-review p rocess u ntil references are corrected by the author. Citation accuracy is the responsibility of the a uthor. Requirements are in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to B iomedical Journals. References must be cited in text in numerical order and must appear as a complete enumerated list at the end of the manuscript. (See U niform Requirements.) Do not superscript reference numbers in the text; place the numbers at the end of t he corresponding sentences or paragraphs between brackets and after ending punctuation. 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