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Multifocal central and peripheral demyelination associated with hepatitis C virus infection

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  1. Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649–028, Lisbon, Portugal

    T. A. Mestre MD, J. Correia de Sá MD & J. Pimentel PhD, MD

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Mestre, T.A., Correia de Sá, J. & Pimentel, J. Multifocal central and peripheral demyelination associated with hepatitis C virus infection. J Neurol 254, 1754–1756 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-007-0639-z

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