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The authors wish to thank Jenna Nankin for editing assistance, and the University of Cincinnati and Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia for information and material on Robert Bartholow.

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, C.so Raffaello 30, 10125, Turin, Italy

    Marco Cambiaghi

  2. NATBRAINLAB-Neuroanatomy and Tractography Brain Laboratory, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, SE5 8AF, London, UK

    Stefano Sandrone

  3. Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland

    Stefano Sandrone

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Cambiaghi, M., Sandrone, S. Robert Bartholow (1831–1904). J Neurol 261, 1649–1650 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7075-z

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