Chronic encephalomyelitis presenting as chronic progressive myelopathy.
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Medical rehabilitation of chronic progressive disseminated encephalomyelitis (MS).
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.47.11.1192