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Neuro-Behcet’s Presenting as a Tumefactive Brainstem Mass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2022

Heather Y. F. Yong Open the ORCID record for Heather Y. F. Yong [Opens in a new window] ,
Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy  and
Katayoun Alikhani
Heather Y. F. Yong
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Katayoun Alikhani*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Katayoun Alikhani, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, South Health Campus, 4448 Front Street SE, Calgary, AB T3M 1M4, Canada. Email: katayoun.alikhani@albertahealthservices.ca
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Keywords

Behcet´s diseaseNeuro-Behcet diseasePseudotumorTumefactiveNeuroimmunology
Type
Letter to the Editor: New Observation
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 50 , Issue 5 , September 2023 , pp. 787 - 789
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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