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Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy restricted to the posterior fossa in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Fabrício Guimarães Gonçalves1,
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Correspondence: Diagnostic Radiology Montreal General Hospital 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C5 118 QC H3G 1A4 Montreal, Canada Phone: 514 934-8084 Fax: +514 934-8263.
, Leslie Lamb2, Raquel Del Carpio-O’Donovan3
1 Physician, Radiologist Clinical Fellow in Neuroradiology, McGill University Health Center Montreal General Hospital, Canada
2 Radiology Resident, McGill University Health Center Montreal General Hospital, Canada
3 Associate Director, Radiology MUHC Vice Chairman, Radiology McGill University Director Neuroradiology Fellowship Program, McGill University Health Center Montreal General Hospital, Canada
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