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Bilateral external capsule hyperintensities post-status epilepticus: case report and literature review

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    Batool Aldaher, Iman Mohamohd, Mahra Alshehhi, Shaikha Alzaabi & Josef A. Alawneh

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Josef A Alawneh: conception and design of the study; acquisition and analysis of data; revision of the manuscript for content. Batool Aldaher: drafting the manuscript; acquisition and analysis of data: revision of the manuscript for content. Iman Mohamohd: drafting the manuscript; acquisition and analysis of data. Mahra Alshehh: drafting the manuscript; revision of the manuscript for content. Shaikha Alzaabi: drafting the manuscript; revision of the manuscript for content. All the Authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.

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Aldaher, B., Mohamohd, I., Alshehhi, M. et al. Bilateral external capsule hyperintensities post-status epilepticus: case report and literature review. Acta Neurol Belg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-024-02494-0

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