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09-03-2023 | Letter to the Editor

Isolated thumb palsy due to cortical infarction outside the ‘hand knob’

Authors: Akiyuki Hiraga, Kazuho Kojima, Satoshi Kuwabara

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 7/2023

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Title: Isolated thumb palsy due to cortical infarction outside the ‘hand knob’
Authors: Akiyuki Hiraga
Kazuho Kojima
Satoshi Kuwabara
Publication date: 09-03-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 7/2023
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-06737-5

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