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01-12-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Hypernatremia-associated myelinolysis following the management of sepsis in a patient with glioblastoma treated with radiotherapy and temozolomide

Authors: Sanjay Dixit, David Salvage, Chittoor Rajaraman, Mohan Hingorani, Chris Rowland-Hill

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 4/2013

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Title: Hypernatremia-associated myelinolysis following the management of sepsis in a patient with glioblastoma treated with radiotherapy and temozolomide
Authors: Sanjay Dixit
David Salvage
Chittoor Rajaraman
Mohan Hingorani
Chris Rowland-Hill
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-013-0177-7

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