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Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Due to Chronic Unintentional Exposure to Toluene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Salah U. Qureshi
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Adam R. Blanchette
Affiliation:
San Antonio Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Ali Jawaid
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Paul E. Schulz*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
*
Mail Stop: NB302, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6501 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2009

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