Seronegative limbic encephalitis: Case report, literature review and proposed treatment algorithm

Practical Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 355-361

  Bazir Ahmad, S A ^a   Archer, H A ^a   Rice, C M ^a   Gerhand, S ^a   Bradley, M ^a   Wilkins, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMAPHERESIS;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLASMA EXCHANGE;

EID: 81555221115     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2011-000084     Document Type: Article

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