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Case report

Cerebellar lesions caused by vitamin B12 deficiency: a case report

Xin Hu
1
,
Hong Xu
1
,
Yang Han
1
,
Yan Wu
1
,
Li Fang
1
,
Li-Na Qin
1
,
Hong Miao
1
,
Li Chen
1
,
Ju-Ping Chen
1

  1. Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Folia Neuropathol 2025; 63 (3): 320-326
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2025.152518
Online publish date: 2025/08/11
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