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. 2016 Nov;20(11):684-685.
doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.194010.

Hypoglycemia - Old foe with a new face - Masquerading as an acute stroke

Virti D Shah  1 , Sumeet Prakash Mirgh  2 , Rishit K Harbada  3 , Nirmal Surya  4
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Hypoglycemia - Old foe with a new face - Masquerading as an acute stroke

Virti D Shah et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2016 Nov.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging brain diffusion weighted imaging showing restricted diffusion in posterior limb of the right internal capsule
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnetic resonance imaging brain activated diffusion coefficient showing corresponding hypointensity in the same area as Figure 1 (shown by arrow)
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