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Published in: Neurological Sciences 3/2018

01-03-2018 | Letter to the Editor

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

Authors: Chenguang Zhou, Yuanhong He, Zhiwen Chao, Yinghui Zhu, Peng Wang, Xiaoya Gao, PhD

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 3/2018

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Metadata
Title
The “heart appearance” sign on MRI of Wernekink’s commissure syndrome caused by bilateral caudal paramedian midbrain infarction
Authors
Chenguang Zhou
Yuanhong He
Zhiwen Chao
Yinghui Zhu
Peng Wang
Xiaoya Gao, PhD
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3159-3

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