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. 2015 Jan;8(1):37-9.
doi: 10.14802/jmd.14017. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

A patient with unilateral periodic leg movements associated with pontine infarction

Joon Won Lee  1 , Kyong Jin Shin  1 , Sam Yeol Ha  1 , Jinse Park  1 , Kang Min Park  1
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A patient with unilateral periodic leg movements associated with pontine infarction

Joon Won Lee et al. J Mov Disord. 2015 Jan.
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Initial diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images revealing an acute infarction in the left anterior pons (A) and images taken seven days later revealing increased involvement of the left pons, including the tegmentum (B).
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