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Case 47 - Am I Repeating Myself?

from Section 7 - Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Mark McCarron
Mark McCarron
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Ulster University
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Summary

A 71-year-old right-handed, semi-retired, self-employed man went to a gym one morning at 08:10 hrs. He started with his usual light routine of exercise. He recalled using a foot press and then nothing more until his wife arrived in the gym.

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55 Cases in Neurology
Case Histories and Patient Perspectives
 , pp. 321 - 324
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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