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Case Report

Marchiafava-Bignami disease as a cause of toxic leukoencephalopathy in a 27-year-old patient: a case report

David Kuaia Department of Emergency Medicine, Section of Medical Toxicology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;b Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ethan Lengc Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0120-2611View further author information
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Emily Kiernana Department of Emergency Medicine, Section of Medical Toxicology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;b Georgia Poison Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7006-4868View further author information
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Article: 2335843 | Received 01 Dec 2023, Accepted 23 Mar 2024, Published online: 02 Apr 2024

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