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Deterioration of MRI findings related to Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction in a patient with neurosyphilis

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  1. Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, 2-6-1 Musashidai, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-0042, Japan

    Junpei Kobayashi, Yasuko Nakagawa, Shinsuke Tobisawa, Eiji Isozaki & Reiji Koide

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Kobayashi, J., Nakagawa, Y., Tobisawa, S. et al. Deterioration of MRI findings related to Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction in a patient with neurosyphilis. J Neurol 258, 699–701 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5808-9

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