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M Mirabelli-Badenier1, R Biancheri1, G Morana2

  • 1Neuroscience Department, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology : EJPN : Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society
|August 20, 2013
PubMed

Keywords:
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitisEpilepsyHashimoto encephalopathyNeuronal surface antibodiesParaneoplastic

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