Cervical spinal cord infarct associated with patent foramen ovale.
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1 Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória ES, Brazil; 2 Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociências, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil. Correspondence: Renan Barros Domingues; Rua Prof. Almeida Cousin 125 / sala 1309; 29050-565 Vitória ES Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received 15 January 2012; Accepted 23 January 2012
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 70 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012