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“Magic Google in my Hand, Who is the Sickest in my Land?”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2014

Francesco Brigo ,
Frediano Tezzon ,
Piergiorgio Lochner  and
Raffaele Nardone
Francesco Brigo*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology. University of Verona, Verona Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Meran/o, Italy
Frediano Tezzon
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Meran/o, Italy
Piergiorgio Lochner
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Meran/o, Italy
Raffaele Nardone
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Meran/o, Italy Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
*
Email: dr.francescobrigo@gmail.com
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , July 2014 , pp. 542 - 544
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2014

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