Plasmapheresis in rasmussen's encephalitis

Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 11 SUPPL. 4, 2001, Pages

  Andrews, P Ian ^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

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS;

ENCEPHALITIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS;

EID: 0035651182     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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