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The outbreak of methanol intoxication during COVID-19 pandemic: prevalence of brain lesions and its predisposing factors

Leila Simania Skull Base Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Mahtab Ramezania Skull Base Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehrdad Roozbehb Brain Mapping Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Shahin Shadniac Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hossein Pakdamanb Brain Mapping Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 1500-1503 | Received 07 Jul 2020, Accepted 28 Oct 2020, Published online: 10 Nov 2020

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