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. 2004 Sep;75(Suppl 3):iii22–iii28. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.045906

CENTRAL PONTINE AND EXTRAPONTINE MYELINOLYSIS: THE OSMOTIC DEMYELINATION SYNDROMES

R Martin
PMCID: PMC1765665  PMID: 15316041

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