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Cerebellar hemorrhage as the primary clinical manifestation of hyperacute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report

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This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81870943) and Shang dong Provincial Nature Fund Joint Special Fund Project (ZR2018LH006).

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Sun, S., Wang, J., Liu, M. et al. Cerebellar hemorrhage as the primary clinical manifestation of hyperacute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 120, 1189–1192 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01075-w

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