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CASE REPORT

An attack of acute neuro-Behçet’s disease during the course of chronic progressive neuro-Behçet’s disease: report of two cases

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Pages 621-626 | Received 15 Mar 2010, Accepted 14 Jun 2010, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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