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Seasonal variation and temporal relationship to the COVID-19 pandemic of NMDA receptor antibody results

Authors: Jonathan P. Rogers, Michael K. L. Chou, Thomas A. Pollak, Michael Eyre, Maria Krutikov, Andrew Church, Melanie S. Hart, Abid Karim, Sophia Michael, Angela Vincent, Anthony S. David, Glyn Lewis, Saiju Jacob, Michael S. Zandi

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 11/2023

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Title: Seasonal variation and temporal relationship to the COVID-19 pandemic of NMDA receptor antibody results
Authors: Jonathan P. Rogers
Michael K. L. Chou
Thomas A. Pollak
Michael Eyre
Maria Krutikov
Andrew Church
Melanie S. Hart
Abid Karim
Sophia Michael
Angela Vincent
Anthony S. David
Glyn Lewis
Saiju Jacob
Michael S. Zandi
Publication date: 22-09-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-11917-6

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