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Vascular Parkinsonism: Still Looking for a Diagnosis

FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY (2018)

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FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY

Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA

DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00411

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vascular parkinsonism; diagnostic criteria; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; SPECT; CSF monitoring; vascular-PSP; Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

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