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Acute axonal neuropathy and Wernicke’s encephalopathy

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Helmar C. Lehmann MD, Robert Lindenberg MD, Gabriele Arendt MD & Markus Ploner MD

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Received in revised form: 29 March 2006

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Lehmann, H.C., Lindenberg, R., Arendt, G. et al. Acute axonal neuropathy and Wernicke’s encephalopathy. J Neurol 253, 1516–1517 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0266-5

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