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Cognitive dysfunction and behavioral abnormalities in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: report of a case with cortical gray matter involvement and frontotemporal atrophy

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The authors are grateful to Michel van Zandijcke for his advice.

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  1. Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, No 2428 Yuhe Road, Weifang, 261031, Shandong, China

    Yanqiang Wang

  2. Department of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

    Bingjun Zhang, Yongqiang Dai, Yu Yang & Zhengqi Lu

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Wang, Y., Zhang, B., Dai, Y. et al. Cognitive dysfunction and behavioral abnormalities in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: report of a case with cortical gray matter involvement and frontotemporal atrophy. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 409–411 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0685-3

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