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Syncope and autonomic failure in a middle-aged man

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milan, Italy

    Giorgio Colombo, Elisa Ceriani & Monica Solbiati

  2. Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Dino Ferrari Center, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, University of Milan, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milan, Italy

    Emanuele Frattini, Roberto Del Bo & Alessio DI Fonzo

  3. Department of Radiology IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Zilocchi

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Colombo, G., Frattini, E., Ceriani, E. et al. Syncope and autonomic failure in a middle-aged man. Intern Emerg Med 14, 271–274 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1871-5

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