Discussion on the ætiology and Treatment of Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord: Pathogenesis and Treatment of Addison's (Pernicious) Anæmia and Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord
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SUBACUTE combined degeneration of the spinal cord.
This paper describes the clinical history of an adult male who was found to be suffering from subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. It is believed that this is the first report of this condition in Papua New Guinea.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1925
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591572501800918