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Moyamoya masquerading as relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

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This case report was supported in part by a grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (RG-1606-08768 to SS).

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    Sydney Feldman, Megan Esch & Shiv Saidha

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Feldman, S., Esch, M. & Saidha, S. Moyamoya masquerading as relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Neurol Sci 40, 635–637 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3615-8

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