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Transient side-changing hemispheric dysfunction: an unusual presentation of bilateral thalamic infarction mimicking large vessel occlusion

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  1. Vincenzo Mastrangelo and Emiliano Visconti contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Neurology Unit, “Infermi” Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy

    Vincenzo Mastrangelo, Giorgia Bernabè, Enrico Maria Lotti & Claudio Callegarini

  2. Neuroradiology Unit, AUSL Romagna, Cesena, Italy

    Emiliano Visconti & Maria Ruggiero

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VM and EV drafted the manuscript; all authors contributed to either the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; MR and CC critically revised the manuscript for intellectual content.

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Mastrangelo, V., Visconti, E., Bernabè, G. et al. Transient side-changing hemispheric dysfunction: an unusual presentation of bilateral thalamic infarction mimicking large vessel occlusion. Neurol Sci 45, 1765–1767 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-07191-z

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