Plasmapheresis in Rasmussen's encephalitis

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 242-246

  Andrews, P I ^a   Dichter, M A ^b   Berkovic, S F ^c   Newton, M R ^c   McNamara, J O ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEMENTIA; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEAD INJURY; HEMIPLEGIA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029991810     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.1.242     Document Type: Article

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