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Posterior cortical atrophy initially presenting as dementia with Lewy bodies

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    Sang-Won Yoo, Joong-Seok Kim & Kwang-Soo Lee

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Yoo, SW., Kim, JS. & Lee, KS. Posterior cortical atrophy initially presenting as dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurol Sci 41, 1607–1609 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04227-1

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