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Ischemic cerebrovascular stroke as complication of sepsis-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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We thank Dr. F. Enseleit for his critical reading of this report and Dr. S. Bölter for providing the imaging.

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  1. Clinic for Internal Medicine, Buelach Hospital, 8180, Buelach, Switzerland

    Keiko Yonekawa

  2. Division of Cardiology, Buelach Hospital, 8180, Buelach, Switzerland

    Peter Mussio

  3. Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Unit, Buelach Hospital, 8180, Buelach, Switzerland

    Bernd Yuen

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Yonekawa, K., Mussio, P. & Yuen, B. Ischemic cerebrovascular stroke as complication of sepsis-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Intern Emerg Med 6, 477–478 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-010-0500-8

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