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Case 19 - A man with slowly progressive weakness of the left hand

from Part II - Uncommon cases of stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

Michael G. Hennerici ,
Michael Daffertshofer ,
Louis R. Caplan  and
Kristina Szabo
Michael G. Hennerici
Affiliation:
Universität Mannheim, Germany
Michael Daffertshofer
Affiliation:
Universität Mannheim, Germany
Louis R. Caplan
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Kristina Szabo
Affiliation:
Universität Mannheim, Germany
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Case Studies in Stroke
Common and Uncommon Presentations
 , pp. 90 - 93
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2006

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