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Hypoglycemia-induced brain hypometabolism captured in real time by FDG-PET

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  1. Complications of Diabetes Unit, Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Gianpaolo Zerbini

  2. School of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Silvia Paola Caminiti & Daniela Perani

  3. Nuclear Medicine Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Daniela Perani

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Zerbini, G., Caminiti, S.P. & Perani, D. Hypoglycemia-induced brain hypometabolism captured in real time by FDG-PET. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 48, 1686–1687 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-020-05141-x

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