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Is transient global amnesia related to endogenous benzodiazepines?

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  1. Neurologische Klinik, Postfach 70 12 60, 81366, München, Germany

    Adrian Danek, Ingo Uttner & Andreas Straube

  2. Neurologische Klinik der Universität Ulm, Ulm, Germany

    Ingo Uttner

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Danek, A., Uttner, I. & Straube, A. Is transient global amnesia related to endogenous benzodiazepines?. J Neurol 249, 628 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004150200075

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