Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S60-S64 , 2007

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in an Immunocompetent Taiwanese Patient

  • Yung-Yee Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Min-Yu Lan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Huei Peng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiu-Shan Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • DeChing Chang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jia-Shou Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jia-Shou Liu, Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan

Received 31 August 2005 ,Revised 2 November 2005 ,Accepted 10 January 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60355-7

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60355-7

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S60-S64 , 2007

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