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Isolated pontocerebellar leukoencephalopathy in HIV-related PML: focus on the “shrimp sign”

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

    Angelo Tiziano Cimmino, Vincenzo Carlomagno, Maria Ausilia Sciarrone, Giulia Di Lazzaro & Gabriella Silvestri

  2. UOC Neurologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy

    Giulia Di Lazzaro & Gabriella Silvestri

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Cimmino, A.T., Carlomagno, V., Sciarrone, M.A. et al. Isolated pontocerebellar leukoencephalopathy in HIV-related PML: focus on the “shrimp sign”. Neurol Sci 45, 1295–1298 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-023-07133-9

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