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Adult-onset phenylketonuria revealed by acute reversible dementia, prosopagnosia and parkinsonism

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Acknowledgments

This research has been in part supported by a grant from Regione Toscana and National Ministry of Health to AF. Authors kindly thank Dr. F. Calì, Laboratorio di Genetica Molecolare, U.O.C. di Genetica Medica, Associazione OASI Maria SS. ONLUS—IRCCS, Troina, EN, for the execution of the genetic testing.

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  1. Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, Medical School, University of Siena, Policlinico Santa Maria Alle Scotte, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Francesca Rosini, Alessandra Rufa, Letizia Tirelli & Antonio Federico

  2. Unit NINT Neuroimaging and Neurointervention, AOU Senese, Policlinico Santa Maria Alle Scotte, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Lucia Monti

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Rosini, F., Rufa, A., Monti, L. et al. Adult-onset phenylketonuria revealed by acute reversible dementia, prosopagnosia and parkinsonism. J Neurol 261, 2446–2448 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7492-7

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