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. 1992 Aug 29;305(6852):517–518. doi: 10.1136/bmj.305.6852.517

Wernicke's encephalopathy and central pontine myelinolysis associated with hyperemesis gravidarum.

P S Bergin 1, P Harvey 1
PMCID: PMC1882865  PMID: 1393001

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