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Akinetic mutism and utilization behavior after bilateral thalamo-polar artery stroke

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  1. Neurocenter, GSMN, Genolier Clinic, Genolier Clinic, Route du Muids 3, Genolier, Switzerland

    Antonio Carota & Andrei Iulian Pop

  2. Hildebrand Clinic, Brissago, Switzerland

    Norbert Dueron

  3. Division of Molecular and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Pasquale Calabrese

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Carota, A., Pop, A.I., Dueron, N. et al. Akinetic mutism and utilization behavior after bilateral thalamo-polar artery stroke. Acta Neurol Belg 114, 153–155 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-013-0213-7

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