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A case of rapidly progressive dementia: Whipple disease of CNS

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  1. Clinic of Neurology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Maria Elena Pessa, Gian Luigi Gigli & Mariarosaria Valente

  2. Ospedale S. Tommaso dei Battuti, Portogruaro, VE, Italy

    Antonio Baldi

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Pessa, M.E., Baldi, A., Gigli, G.L. et al. A case of rapidly progressive dementia: Whipple disease of CNS. Neurol Sci 39, 591–592 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3147-7

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