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01-10-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Multiple cerebral infarctions related to famotidine-induced eosinophilia

Authors: Chi-Shun Wu, Sheng-Feng Sung, Show-Hwa Tong, Cheung-Ter Ong

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 10/2012

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Title: Multiple cerebral infarctions related to famotidine-induced eosinophilia
Authors: Chi-Shun Wu
Sheng-Feng Sung
Show-Hwa Tong
Cheung-Ter Ong
Publication date: 01-10-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6534-2

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