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Speech disorder related to tacrolimus-induced pontine myelinolysis after orthotopic liver transplantation

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  1. Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy

    Matteo Ravaioli, Gian Luca Grazi, Giorgio Ercolani & Antonino Cavallari

  2. Division of Neurology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Maria Guarino & Andrea Stracciari

  3. Division of Radiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Marco Pastore Trossello

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Ravaioli, M., Guarino, M., Stracciari, A. et al. Speech disorder related to tacrolimus-induced pontine myelinolysis after orthotopic liver transplantation. Transpl Int 16, 507–509 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00147-003-0620-4

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