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Central pontine and extra-pontine myelinolysis after correction of severe hypoglycemia

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  1. Neurosonology Laboratory, Neurointensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University Hospitals, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Halil Onder, Ethem Murat Arsava & Mehmet Akif Topcuoglu

  2. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Rahsan Gocmen

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Onder, H., Arsava, E.M., Gocmen, R. et al. Central pontine and extra-pontine myelinolysis after correction of severe hypoglycemia. Neurol Sci 34, 2223–2224 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-013-1455-0

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