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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Original Article

Cognitive impairment and antiphospholipid syndrome: is paradoxical embolism the rule?

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Pages 890-894 | Published online: 18 Nov 2013

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