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Case Report

A case of rheumatoid arthritis complicated by demyelination in both cerebral cortex and spinal cord during etanercept therapy

Tomohiro KamedaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Japan
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Hiroaki DobashiFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katsuharu KittakaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Japan
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Kentaro SusakiFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Japan
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Naohisa HosomiDivision of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan
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Kazushi DeguchiDivision of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan
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Toshihiko IshidaFirst Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Japan
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Pages 399-402 | Received 14 Dec 2007, Accepted 15 Feb 2008, Published online: 02 Jan 2014

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