Hashimoto’s encephalitis as a diVerential diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Objectives—During an epidemiological study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Germany, Hashimoto’s encephalitis was encountered as a diVerential diagnosis, which has not yet been described in this
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تاریخ انتشار 1998