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Metamorphopsia restricted to the right side of the face associated with a right temporal lobe lesion

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Miwa, H., Kondo, T. Metamorphopsia restricted to the right side of the face associated with a right temporal lobe lesion. J Neurol 254, 1765–1767 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0671-z

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