A case of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with sarcoidosis.
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M. PALLIN, C. O’SULLIVAN, J.D. DODD, K. McCREERY, F. BRETT, M. FARRELL, D. O’BRIEN, W.W. HALL, N.J. TUBRIDY and M.P. KEANE St Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Department of Radiology, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Department of Opthalmology, Blackrock Clinic, Dublin 4, Department of Neuropathology and Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
دوره 105 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012