Steroid responsive catatonia: A case of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Movement Disorders
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2590-3446
DOI: 10.4103/aomd.aomd_32_19