Vanishing Brain Lesions in a Patient with Vision Loss and Ataxia: A Case of CNS Lymphoma with Corticosteroid Related Regression

Overview

Journal Ann Indian Acad Neurol

Specialty Neurology

Date 2022 Aug 8

PMID 35936585

Authors

Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi

Shilpa Rao

Subasree Ramakrishnan

Dhananjay Bhatt

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