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“Atypical” atypical Wernicke encephalopathy with axonopathy due to disulfiram intoxication

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    Manon Rival, Dimitri Renard, Eric Thouvenot & Ioana Ion

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Rival, M., Renard, D., Thouvenot, E. et al. “Atypical” atypical Wernicke encephalopathy with axonopathy due to disulfiram intoxication. Acta Neurol Belg 123, 1105–1108 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01857-1

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