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Diagnosis and treatment of intramedullary spinal cord sarcoidosis

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    Masood Hashmi & Athanassios P. Kyritsis

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Hashmi, M., Kyritsis, A.P. Diagnosis and treatment of intramedullary spinal cord sarcoidosis. J Neurol 245, 178–180 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004150050201

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