Hashimoto's encephalopathy with clinical features similar to those of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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چکیده
Pedro Ernesto University Hospital of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil (HUPE/UERJ): Neurology Service; Institute of Psychiatry at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil (IPUB/UFRJ); Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil (Uni-Rio); Probative training student for Master’s Degree in Psychiatry; Associate Professor; Full Professor.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 66 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008