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Diagnostic pitfalls: a case of neurosarcoidosis mimicking tuberculous meningitis

Authors: Franziska Scheibe, Holger Flick, Oliver Wengert, Daniel Wittschieber, Georg Bohner, Peter Ruokonen, Lutz Harms, Klemens Ruprecht, Klemens Angstwurm

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 8/2012

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Title: Diagnostic pitfalls: a case of neurosarcoidosis mimicking tuberculous meningitis
Authors: Franziska Scheibe
Holger Flick
Oliver Wengert
Daniel Wittschieber
Georg Bohner
Peter Ruokonen
Lutz Harms
Klemens Ruprecht
Klemens Angstwurm
Publication date: 01-08-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6429-2

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