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Isolated Pons Involvement in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Case Report and Literature Review

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  1. Department of Neurology, Yantai City Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai Sino-France Friendship Hospital, 264001, Yantai, Shandong Province, P.R. China

    Hui Liang MD & Cui Lv MD

  2. Department of Radiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, 264000, Yantai, Shandong Province, P.R. China

    Bo Gao MD & Feng-li Liu MD

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Gao, B., Liang, H., Liu, Fl. et al. Isolated Pons Involvement in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Case Report and Literature Review. Clin Neuroradiol 22, 341–344 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-012-0162-1

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