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Cryptococcal cerebellitis after chemotherapy and autologous stem cell re-infusion in a patient with multiple myeloma

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  1. University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Neurology, Hanzeplein 1, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands

    W. Fickweiler, M. J. H. Aries & R. H. Enting

  2. Dept. of Haematology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    E. Vellenga

  3. Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    J. De Keyser

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Fickweiler, W., Aries, M.J.H., Enting, R.H. et al. Cryptococcal cerebellitis after chemotherapy and autologous stem cell re-infusion in a patient with multiple myeloma. J Neurol 256, 145–146 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-0127-8

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