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Ataxia and Diplopia in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Teneille E. Gofton ,
David R. Macdonald ,
M. Carmela Tartaglia ,
Donald H. Lee ,
Joseph F. Megyesi  and
Robert R. Hammond
Teneille E. Gofton
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
David R. Macdonald
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
M. Carmela Tartaglia
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Donald H. Lee
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Diagnostic Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Joseph F. Megyesi
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Robert R. Hammond
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , May 2008 , pp. 243 - 246
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