Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Page 1581 , November 2009

Recalcitrant Vomiting, Disturbed Eye Movements, and Leukoencephalopathy

  • Vincent Zimmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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  • Anna Zimmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Michio Hirano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Frank Lammert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.056

Gastroenterology
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