Journal of Infection
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages e181-e183 , June 2006

Recurrent vacuolar myelopathy in HIV infection

  • Kerstin Anneken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 251 8348290: fax: +49 251 8345065.
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  • Marthe Fischera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
    • ,
  • Stefan Evers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
    • ,
  • Stephan Kloska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
    • ,
  • Ingo-W. Husstedt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

,Accepted 24 August 2005.

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PII: S0163-4453(05)00256-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.023

Journal of Infection
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages e181-e183 , June 2006

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