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Baló's concentric sclerosislike lesion in the brainstem of a multiple sclerosis patient

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-15, Nishi-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan

    R. Kishimoto, I. Yabe,  M. Niino, K. Sato, S. Tsuji, S. Kikuchi & H. Sasaki

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Drs. Kishimoto and Yabe contributed equally to this work.

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Kishimoto, R., Yabe, I., Niino, M. et al. Baló's concentric sclerosislike lesion in the brainstem of a multiple sclerosis patient. J Neurol 255, 760–761 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0795-9

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