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01-01-2021 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Letter to the Editor

Area postrema involvement in chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement

Authors: Aigli Vakrakou, Vasilios Constantinides, George P. Paraskevas, Kostas Kilidireas, Leonidas Stefanis, Elisabeth Kapaki

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2021

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Dear Editor: …

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Title: Area postrema involvement in chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement
Authors: Aigli Vakrakou
Vasilios Constantinides
George P. Paraskevas
Kostas Kilidireas
Leonidas Stefanis
Elisabeth Kapaki
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04615-y

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