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1,2-Dichloroethane-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy with a brain biopsy

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Zhou, X., Zhou, W., Zhou, J. et al. 1,2-Dichloroethane-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy with a brain biopsy. Neurol Sci 36, 817–819 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1949-4

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