Author contributions
- AB contributed to the collection of the case information, reviewing the literature, designing and writing the manuscript.
- CL contributed to the interpretation of brain MRI and was involved in drafting the manuscript.
- TD contributed to the interpretation of brain MRI, revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content and reshaped it.
- MCN contributed to the collection of the case information, reviewed the literature, established the diagnosis, revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content and reshaped it.
All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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