Basal ganglia hemorrhage secondary to scorpion sting: a fatal presentation
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عنوان ژورنال: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1687-8329
DOI: 10.1186/s41983-020-00198-9