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Bismuth-related acute neurotoxicity as stroke mimic: a case report

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  1. Amelia Brigandì and Paolo Girlanda contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Amelia Brigandì, Vincenzo Rizzo, Vanessa Ziccone & Paolo Girlanda

  2. Movement Disorders Unit, AOU G. Martino, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98125, Messina, Italy

    Amelia Brigandì & Paolo Girlanda

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Amelia Brigandì: study concept and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.

Paolo Girlanda: acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, and study supervision.

Vincenzo Rizzo: study concept and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.

Vanessa Ziccone: acquisition of data and analysis and interpretation.

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Brigandì, A., Rizzo, V., Ziccone, V. et al. Bismuth-related acute neurotoxicity as stroke mimic: a case report. Neurol Sci 40, 653–654 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3634-5

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