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Letter to the Editor

A rare complication in a case of multiple myeloma on therapy with thalidomide and dexamethasone—Reversible posterior lobe leukoencephalopathy

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Pages 1431-1434 | Received 13 Oct 2005, Accepted 13 Jan 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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