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01-08-2019 | Case Report

Permanent isolated micrographia from traumatic basal ganglia injury

Authors: A. R. Persad, V. Mehta

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 8/2019

Abstract

Micrographia is a rare neurological finding in isolation. Most cases of isolated micrographia have been found in association with focal ischemia of the left basal ganglia. Here, we present a case of post-traumatic micrographia stemming from contusion to the left basal ganglia.

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Title: Permanent isolated micrographia from traumatic basal ganglia injury
Authors: A. R. Persad
V. Mehta
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-019-04196-y

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