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Forlivesi, S., Bacchin, R., Cappellari, M. et al. Cerebral large-vessel vasculitis as an unusual manifestation of POEMS syndrome. Neurol Sci 38, 1529–1531 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-2965-y
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