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Impulsive aggressive obsessions following cerebellar strokes: a case study

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  1. Département de Psychiatrie Adulte, Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, 121 rue de la Béchade, CS81285, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Arnaud Tessier & David Misdrahi

  2. Service de Neuroimagerie et Cognition Humaine, INCIA CNRS UMR 5287, EPHE Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Arnaud Tessier, Charlotte Cosin, Willy Mayo, Micha Pfeuty, David Misdrahi & Igor Sibon

  3. Unité Neurovasculaire, CHU Pellegrin, 33076, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Igor Sibon

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Tessier, A., Cosin, C., Mayo, W. et al. Impulsive aggressive obsessions following cerebellar strokes: a case study. J Neurol 262, 1775–1776 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-015-7804-6

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