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Unusual cerebral complication associated with ulcerative colitis

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A case of ulcerative colitis complicated with convulsive seizure is reported. Magnetic resonance imasing studies strongly suggested cerebral vasculitis was the main cause of this episode.

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  1. First Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113, Tokyo, Japan

    Tadahiko Masaki, Tetsuichiro Muto, Masaru Shinozaki & Toshihiko Kuroda

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Masaki, T., Muto, T., Shinozaki, M. et al. Unusual cerebral complication associated with ulcerative colitis. J Gastroenterol 32, 251–254 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02936377

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