Autoimmune Encephalitis: An update.
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چکیده
1Professor of Neurology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra; 2Asso. Professor of Neurology, 3Neurology Registrar, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra; 4Consultant Neurologist, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai; 5Neurology Registrar, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra Received: 10.09.2016; Accepted: 11.10.2016 Introduction
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 65 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017