Folia Neuropathologica
4/2025 vol. 63
Opis przypadku

Diagnostic difficulties in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: a case report

Angelika Stapińska-Syniec 1
,
Michał Sobstyl 1
,
Katarzyna Kurowska 2
,
Albert Acewicz 3
,
Teresa Wierzba-Bobrowicz 3
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
  2. 2nd Department of Neurology, Institute Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
  3. Department of Neuropathology, Institute Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland
Folia Neuropathol 2025; 63 (4): 420-425
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2025.156093
Data publikacji online: 2025/12/09
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