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Acute pseudobulbar palsy due to methotrexate with rapid response to intravenous immunoglobulin

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  1. Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland

    P. Kinirons MRCPI &  R. P. J. Murphy FRCPI

  2. Dept. of Clinical Haematology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    A. Fortune MRCPI & H. Enright FRCPI

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Kinirons, P., Fortune, A., Enright, H. et al. Acute pseudobulbar palsy due to methotrexate with rapid response to intravenous immunoglobulin. J Neurol 252, 1401–1403 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0836-6

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