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Fatal cerebral hemorrhage in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy

Clinical and pathological data of a case

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  1. Department of Neurology, Showa General Hospital, 2-450 Tenjin-Cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8510, Japan

    H. Kato M.D., M. Uchigata M.D. & M. Iijima M.D.

  2. The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan

    H. Kato M.D.

  3. Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-Cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan

    M. Iijima M.D.

  4. Department of Pathology, Showa General Hospital, 2-450 Tenjin-Cho, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8510, Japan

    S. Shimizu M.D.

  5. National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa Higashi-Cho,Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan

    I. Nonaka M.D. & Y. Goto M.D.

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Kato, H., Uchigata, M., Iijima, M. et al. Fatal cerebral hemorrhage in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. J Neurol 253, 529–530 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0010-1

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