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Post-infectious and postvaccinal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis occurring in the same patients

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  1. Institute of Neurology, I. R. C. C. S. ‘C. Mondino’ University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Sabrina Ravaglia MD, Mauro Ceroni MD, Arrigo Moglia MD, Alessandra Todeschini MD & Enrico Marchioni MD

  2. Istituto Neurologico ‘C.Mondino’, Via Palestro 3, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Sabrina Ravaglia MD

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Ravaglia, S., Ceroni, M., Moglia, A. et al. Post-infectious and postvaccinal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis occurring in the same patients. J Neurol 251, 1147–1150 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-004-0498-9

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