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Primary central nervous system lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient: an unusual case of prolonged response to steroids

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The authors would like to thank Santorso Hospital (Santorso, Italy).

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  1. Neurology Service, Santorso Hospital, Via Garziere n 73, 36014, Santorso (VI), Italy

    Michele Pistacchi, Flavio Sanson & Giovanna Di Palma

  2. San Martino Hospital, Belluno, Neurology Service, viale europa 22, Belluno, Italy

    Manuela Gioulis & Sandro Zambito Marsala

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Pistacchi, M., Gioulis, M., Sanson, F. et al. Primary central nervous system lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient: an unusual case of prolonged response to steroids. Neurol Sci 39, 941–943 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3213-1

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