The diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Lancaster, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti NMDAR encephalitis; Antibody; Autoimmune; Encephalitis; Paraneoplastic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954323996     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2016.12.1.1     Document Type: Review

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