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Brucellosis Manifesting as Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Bong-Hui Kang ,
Young-Min Lim  and
Kwang-Kuk Kim
Bong-Hui Kang
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Young-Min Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kwang-Kuk Kim*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
*
Asan Medical Center, 88. Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea. Email: kkkim@amc.seoul.kr
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 4 , July 2012 , pp. 536 - 538
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