Acute amnestic syndrome as a rare consequence of bilateral ischemic hippocampal stroke

Czech version

Authors: P. Mencl ¹; L. Krámská ^1,3; O. Bezdíček ²; Z. Vojtěch ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Neurologické oddělení, Nemocnice Na Homolce, Praha ¹; Neurologická klinika a Centrum klinických neurověd, 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze ²; Katedra psychologie, FF UK v Praze ³
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2019; 82(5): 574-576
Category: Letter to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019574

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The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manu script met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.

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