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We present the clinical case of a woman suffering from CLIPPERS syndrome (chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids). The images obtained from the brain magnetic resonance show the lesions typical of the disease.
- MRI
- neuroradiology
- clinical neurology
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Contributors AI: design and conceptualised study; acquisition and analysed the data; drafted the manuscript for intellectual content. FA: revised the manuscript for intellectual content. WDV: analysed the data; revised the manuscript for intellectual content. RI: design and conceptualised study; revised the manuscript for intellectual content.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Not required.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed by Emma Tallantyre, Cardiff, UK.
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