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  1. NATBRAINLAB-Neuroanatomy and Tractography Brain Laboratory, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, SE5 8AF, UK

    Stefano Sandrone

  2. Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland

    Stefano Sandrone

  3. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Elia Zanin

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Sandrone, S., Zanin, E. David Ferrier (1843–1928). J Neurol 261, 1247–1248 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7023-y

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