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Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy due to spontaneous carotid artery dissection: a neuroimaging study

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  1. Regional Epilepsy Centre and Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Græcia University, Catanzaro, Italy

    Edoardo Ferlazzo, Sara Gasparini & Umberto Aguglia

  2. Unit of Neurology, “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli” Hospital, Reggio, Calabria, Italy

    Edoardo Ferlazzo, Sara Gasparini, Luciano Arcudi & Umberto Aguglia

  3. Unit of Neuroradiology, “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli” Hospital, Reggio, Calabria, Italy

    Paolo Versace

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Ferlazzo, E., Gasparini, S., Arcudi, L. et al. Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy due to spontaneous carotid artery dissection: a neuroimaging study. Neurol Sci 34, 2043–2044 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-013-1354-4

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