Anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis in children and adolescents
✍ Scribed by Nicole R. Florance; Rebecca L. Davis; Christopher Lam; Christina Szperka; Lei Zhou; Saba Ahmad; Cynthia J. Campen; Heather Moss; Nadja Peter; Amy J. Gleichman; Carol A. Glaser; David R. Lynch; Myrna R. Rosenfeld; Josep Dalmau
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 541 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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