Isolated body lateropulsion caused by lower lateral medullary infarction
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ensci.2017.03.004 2405-6502/© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under ipsilateral body lateropulsion as an initial symptom of lower lateral medullary infarction and review the existing literature regarding isolated body lateropulsion (iBL) caused by lateral medullary infarction. A brief description on the Case 1 has been published in Japanese [2].
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دوره 7 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017