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Miguel Leal Rato1, Mónica Santos2, João de Sá3

  • 1Serviço de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurociências e Saúde Mental, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Farmacologia e Neurociências, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.

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