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04-05-2024 | Encephalitis | Letter to the Editors

Cerebellar encephalitis and peripheral neuropathy with an atypical clinical and neuroimaging signature following Covid-19 vaccine: a report of two cases

Authors: Marin Sicard, Natalia Shor, Vincent Davy, Jean-Jacques Rouby, Bruno Oquendo, Thierry Maisonobe, Louis Puybasset, Stephane Lehericy, Amandine Lecarpentier, Cristiano Donadio, Christel Oasi, Joël Belmin, Catherine Lubetzki, Jean-Christophe Corvol, David Grabli, Dario Saracino

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 7/2024

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Title: Cerebellar encephalitis and peripheral neuropathy with an atypical clinical and neuroimaging signature following Covid-19 vaccine: a report of two cases
Authors: Marin Sicard
Natalia Shor
Vincent Davy
Jean-Jacques Rouby
Bruno Oquendo
Thierry Maisonobe
Louis Puybasset
Stephane Lehericy
Amandine Lecarpentier
Cristiano Donadio
Christel Oasi
Joël Belmin
Catherine Lubetzki
Jean-Christophe Corvol
David Grabli
Dario Saracino
Publication date: 04-05-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Encephalitis
Cranial MRI
COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19
Vaccination
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 7/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12390-5

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