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“Minor” stroke: not a minor, still open question

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Dr. S. Ferro (Health Agency of Emilia-Romagna - Italy) for his support to the “MINOR” trial and Mrs. Barbara Wade for her linguistic advice.

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  1. S.C. Neurologia, Ospedale S. Giacomo, Via E. Raggio 12, 15067, Novi Ligure, Alessandria, Italy

    Eugenia Rota

  2. SC Neurologia, Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto, Piacenza, Italy

    Nicola Morelli, Paolo Immovilli & Donata Guidetti

  3. SC Neuroradiologia, Dipartimento Diagnostico Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy

    Davide Cerasti

  4. IRCCS Istituto di Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Neurologia e Rete Stroke metropolitana, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy

    Andrea Zini

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Rota, E., Morelli, N., Immovilli, P. et al. “Minor” stroke: not a minor, still open question. J Thromb Thrombolysis 49, 132–135 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-019-02001-w

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