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01-10-2011 | Letter to the Editor

The risk of thrombolysis in “stroke mimics”: a case report

Authors: Nesrine Knaïssi, Laurent Derex, Tae-Hee Cho, Dominique Marnet, Norbert Nighoghossian

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 5/2011

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Title: The risk of thrombolysis in “stroke mimics”: a case report
Authors: Nesrine Knaïssi
Laurent Derex
Tae-Hee Cho
Dominique Marnet
Norbert Nighoghossian
Publication date: 01-10-2011
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-010-0462-7

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