RETROGRADE AMNESIA FOLLOWING AUTOIMMUNE LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-3050,1468-330X
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-309236.17