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Novoselova O.M.

N. Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain, St-Petersburg, Russia

Il'ves A.G.

Savintseva Zh.I.

Bekhtereva Institute of Human Brain, St. Petersburg, Russia

Prakhova L.N.

Zaplakhova O.V.

Bashkirskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet, Ufa

Bakhtiiarova K.Z.

Bashkirskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet, Ufa

A case-report of Balo concentric sclerosis transformed into definite multiple sclerosis

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Novoselova O.M., Il'ves A.G., Savintseva Zh.I., Prakhova L.N., Zaplakhova O.V., Bakhtiiarova K.Z.

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To cite this article:

Novoselova OM, Il'ves AG, Savintseva ZhI, Prakhova LN, Zaplakhova OV, Bakhtiiarova KZ. A case-report of Balo concentric sclerosis transformed into definite multiple sclerosis. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2018;118(8‑2):103‑106. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro2018118082103

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