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Acknowledgments

This case record was selected for the ‘‘Casi-Clinici Gymnasium’’ session at the 2011 SIMI Annual Congress in Rome, and it was reviewed by a Committee composed of Prof. Maria Domenica Cappellini and Prof. Luigi Pagliaro.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Internal Medicine II, L. Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Ospedale L. Sacco, via GB Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, Italy

    Marta Prado, Elisa Maria Fiorelli, Eleonora Tobaldini, Giulia Sandrone & Nicola Montano

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Prado, M., Fiorelli, E.M., Tobaldini, E. et al. An unusual syncope. Intern Emerg Med 8, 65–67 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-012-0770-4

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