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. 1996 Feb;60(2):232–233. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.60.2.232

Transient alien hand syndrome: is this a seizure or a transient ischaemic attack?

C André, R C Dominques
PMCID: PMC1073817  PMID: 8708666

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