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Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalitis presenting as cervico-truncal dystonia: A case report
Maurizio Morelli1, Giuseppe Pedullà1, Michele Trimboli1
1Institute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy.
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