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Levofloxacin-induced hemichorea-hemiballism in a patient with previous thalamic infarction

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  1. Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy

    Ruggero Bacchin, Francesco Macchione, Davide Cardellini, Riccardo Orlandi, Alberto Gajofatto, Gianluigi Zanusso & Gaetano Vattemi

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R. Bacchin: drafting/revising the manuscript, acquisition of data. F. Macchione: acquisition of data. D. Cardellini: acquisition of data. R. Orlandi: acquisition of data. A. Gajofatto: drafting/revising the manuscript, acquisition of data. G. Zanusso: drafting/revising the manuscript, acquisition of data. G. Vattemi: drafting/revising the manuscript, acquisition of data.

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Bacchin, R., Macchione, F., Cardellini, D. et al. Levofloxacin-induced hemichorea-hemiballism in a patient with previous thalamic infarction. Neurol Sci 39, 1483–1485 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3298-1

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