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Bilateral paramedian thalamic and midbrain infarction due to occlusion of the artery of percheron in an elderly male: a case report

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      Juanfeng Qian, Chuanjie Wu, Jing peng & Hongbo Liu

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    Qian, J., Wu, C., peng, J. et al. Bilateral paramedian thalamic and midbrain infarction due to occlusion of the artery of percheron in an elderly male: a case report. Neurol Sci 38, 1123–1126 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-2860-6

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