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Neurosarcoidosis in a patient treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors

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  1. Neurology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, USA

    Yang Mao-Draayer

  2. University of Vermont, South Burlington, VT, USA

    Tiyonnoh Cash

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Mao-Draayer, Y., Cash, T. Neurosarcoidosis in a patient treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors. J Neurol 260, 651–653 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6726-9

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