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LetterToEditor Article

Convulsions and Intracranial Calcifications in a Leukemic Infant Receiving Only Intrathecal Methotrexate as Central Nervous System Prophylaxis

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Pages 269-272 | Received 20 Mar 1986, Accepted 08 Sep 1986, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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