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Intra-carotid self-injection of alprazolam: an unusual cause of unilateral multiembolic stroke

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  1. Lorenzo Nesi and Alberto Vogrig contributed equally.

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  1. Department of Medicine (DMED), Clinical Neurology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Lorenzo Nesi, Alberto Vogrig, Gian Luigi Gigli & Mariarosaria Valente

  2. Clinical Neurology, Department of Head-Neck and Neuroscience, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASU FC), Piazzale Santa Maria della Misericordia, 15, 33010, Udine, Italy

    Alberto Vogrig & Mariarosaria Valente

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Nesi, L., Vogrig, A., Gigli, G.L. et al. Intra-carotid self-injection of alprazolam: an unusual cause of unilateral multiembolic stroke. Acta Neurol Belg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-024-02540-x

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