Heart-Shaped Sign: A Rare Stroke Syndrome.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil

From the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detriot, Michigan; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beaumont Hospital - Taylor, Taylor, Michigan.

Published: May 2018

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