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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following disulfiram intoxication

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  1. Department of Neurology, Hôpital Erasme, ULB, Route de Lennik 808, 1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Sandra Coppens, Gilles Naeije & Nicolas Mavroudakis

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Coppens, S., Naeije, G. & Mavroudakis, N. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following disulfiram intoxication. J Neurol 258, 1548–1550 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-5945-9

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