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Pusher syndrome in patients with cerebellar infarctions?

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany

    Bernhard Baier & Marianne Dieterich

  2. Department of Neurology and IFB LMU, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

    Marianne Dieterich

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Baier, B., Dieterich, M. Pusher syndrome in patients with cerebellar infarctions?. J Neurol 259, 1468–1469 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6348-7

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