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Fahr’s disease detected on a head CT scan in patient with “epileptic syncope” in the Emergency Department

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Sentimentale, A., Matteoli, M., Giovannelli, M. et al. Fahr’s disease detected on a head CT scan in patient with “epileptic syncope” in the Emergency Department. Intern Emerg Med 5, 263–265 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-009-0341-5

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