منابع مشابه
Acute hyperammonaemic encephalopathy
Peng Soon Ng1,*, Choie Cheio Tchoyoson Lim2 and Nigel CK Tan1 Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore and Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore *Correspondence address. Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433. Tel: þ65-63577171; Fax: þ65-63577137; E-mai...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oxford Medical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2053-8855
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omu027