Acute paraparesis: do not miss Foix-Alajouanine syndrome.

Arq Neuropsiquiatr

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Divisão de Neuropsiquiatria, Recife PE, Brazil.

Published: September 2024

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