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Acute hemiplegia associated with cat-scratch disease.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1998
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-12-5-10