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Gadolinium encephalopathy due to accidental intrathecal administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Sönke Arlt

  2. Dept. of Neurology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

    Lukas Cepek & Hilmar Prange

  3. Dept. of Neuroradiology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

    Hans Heino Rustenbeck

  4. Dept. of Neurology, St. Ansgar-Hospital, Hoexter, Germany

    Carl Detlev Reimers

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Arlt, S., Cepek, L., Rustenbeck, H.H. et al. Gadolinium encephalopathy due to accidental intrathecal administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine. J Neurol 254, 810–812 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0439-x

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