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Posterior spinal artery syndrome presenting with sensory and motor disturbances of unilateral lower limb

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan

    S. Ito MD, T. Hattori, T. Kanesaka & M. Asahina

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Ito, S., Hattori, T., Kanesaka, T. et al. Posterior spinal artery syndrome presenting with sensory and motor disturbances of unilateral lower limb. J Neurol 252, 850–851 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0758-3

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