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Published in: Transplant International 8/2003

01-08-2003 | Letter to the Editors

Speech disorder related to tacrolimus-induced pontine myelinolysis after orthotopic liver transplantation

Authors: Matteo Ravaioli, Maria Guarino, Andrea Stracciari, Gian Luca Grazi, Marco Pastore Trossello, Giorgio Ercolani, Antonino Cavallari

Published in: Transplant International | Issue 8/2003

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Dear Editors: …
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Title
Speech disorder related to tacrolimus-induced pontine myelinolysis after orthotopic liver transplantation
Authors
Matteo Ravaioli
Maria Guarino
Andrea Stracciari
Gian Luca Grazi
Marco Pastore Trossello
Giorgio Ercolani
Antonino Cavallari
Publication date
01-08-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Transplant International / Issue 8/2003
Print ISSN: 0934-0874
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2277
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00147-003-0620-4

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