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The “heart appearance” sign on MRI of Wernekink’s commissure syndrome caused by bilateral caudal paramedian midbrain infarction

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The authors thank the staff of neurological 1, Du Cheng, Xiaorui Tian, for case discussion, and Longnv Luo for her assistance in preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Neurology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China

    Chenguang Zhou, Yuanhong He, Zhiwen Chao, Yinghui Zhu & Peng Wang

  2. Department of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University/The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China

    Xiaoya Gao PhD

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Zhou, C., He, Y., Chao, Z. et al. The “heart appearance” sign on MRI of Wernekink’s commissure syndrome caused by bilateral caudal paramedian midbrain infarction. Neurol Sci 39, 587–589 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3159-3

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