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Neurological deficits in a patient with selenium deficiency due to long-term total parenteral nutrition

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  1. Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan

    Takuya Oguri, Manabu Hattori, Takemori Yamawaki, Noriyuki Matsukawa & Kosei Ojika

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan

    Satoshi Tanida, Makoto Sasaki & Takashi Joh

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Oguri, T., Hattori, M., Yamawaki, T. et al. Neurological deficits in a patient with selenium deficiency due to long-term total parenteral nutrition. J Neurol 259, 1734–1735 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6427-4

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