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Prosopagnosia after unilateral right cerebral infarction

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  1. Neurologische Klinik, Universität Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081, Ulm, Germany

    Ingo Uttner

  2. Institut für Psychologie, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innrain 52, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

    Harald Bliem

  3. Neurologische Klinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, München, Germany

    Adrian Danek

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Uttner, I., Bliem, H. & Danek, A. Prosopagnosia after unilateral right cerebral infarction. J Neurol 249, 933–935 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-002-0710-8

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