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Pure allocentric unilateral spatial neglect in a case of Alzheimer’s disease presenting with posterior cortical atrophy syndrome

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    Sebastiano Lorusso, Cristina Maioli & Edoardo Barvas

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Lorusso, S., Maioli, C. & Barvas, E. Pure allocentric unilateral spatial neglect in a case of Alzheimer’s disease presenting with posterior cortical atrophy syndrome. Neurol Sci 41, 1619–1621 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04235-1

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