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Neurological picture
Clinical MRI dissociation in myelopathy: a clue to sarcoidosis?
  1. S Ravaglia,
  2. E Marchioni,
  3. A Moglia,
  4. L Montalbetti
  1. Institute of Neurology IRCCS ‘C. Mondino’, University of Pavia, via Palestro 3, Pavia 27100, Italy
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr S Ravaglia;
 sabrina.ravaglia{at}tin.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.74.8.1122

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