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Posterior reversible encephalopathy and alexia without agraphia in a patient with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy

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  1. Department of Neurology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140, Sivas, Turkey

    Ozlem Kayim Yildiz, Hatice Segmen, Ertugrul Bolayir & Suat Topaktas

  2. Department of Radiology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140, Sivas, Turkey

    Ibrahim Oztoprak

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Yildiz, O.K., Segmen, H., Oztoprak, I. et al. Posterior reversible encephalopathy and alexia without agraphia in a patient with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy. Neurol Sci 31, 523–525 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-009-0212-x

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