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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria

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    Sa-Yoon Kang, Ji-Hoon Kang, Jay Chol Choi & Jung Seok Lee

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Kang, SY., Kang, JH., Choi, J.C. et al. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria. J Neurol 257, 663–664 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5415-9

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