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A case of foreign accent syndrome in a patient affected by a complex functional movement disorder

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  1. Benedetta Demartini and Diana Goeta contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Universita‵ degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Benedetta Demartini, Diana Goeta & Orsola Gambini

  2. Unità di Psichiatria, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy

    Benedetta Demartini, Diana Goeta & Orsola Gambini

  3. “Aldo Ravelli” Research Center for Neurotechnology and Experimental Brain Therapeutics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Benedetta Demartini & Orsola Gambini

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Demartini, B., Goeta, D. & Gambini, O. A case of foreign accent syndrome in a patient affected by a complex functional movement disorder. Neurol Sci 40, 1299–1300 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-3704-3

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