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Severe toxic leukoencephalopathy associated with tacrolimus after living donor liver transplantation

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  1. Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

    Hayri Ogul, Leyla Karaca, Berhan Pirimoglu & Mecit Kantarci

  2. Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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Ogul, H., Karaca, L., Pirimoglu, B. et al. Severe toxic leukoencephalopathy associated with tacrolimus after living donor liver transplantation. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 75–76 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-014-0302-2

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