Leukoencephalopathy induced by levamisole alone for the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers

Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1065-1067

  Liu, H M ^a   Hsieh, W J ^a   Yang, C C ^a   Wu, V C ^a   Wu, K D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVAMISOLE;

ADULT; AGED; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; AGED; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748999261     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000237344.06122.79     Document Type: Article

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