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Stroke or Stramonium? A novel stroke mimic

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  1. Neurology Unit, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genoa, Italy

    M. Colella, L. Strada, D. Bianchini, G. Ajmar & M. Del Sette

  2. IRCCS Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo-Ospedale Piemonte, Messina, Italy

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Colella, M., Strada, L., Bianchini, D. et al. Stroke or Stramonium? A novel stroke mimic. Neurol Sci 40, 631–632 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3609-6

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