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01-01-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Efficacy of subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy in a patient with autoimmune encephalitis: a case report

Authors: Angela Teresa Lazzaro, Leonardo Romeo, Camillo Gnessi

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2019

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Title: Efficacy of subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy in a patient with autoimmune encephalitis: a case report
Authors: Angela Teresa Lazzaro
Leonardo Romeo
Camillo Gnessi
Publication date: 01-01-2019
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3579-8

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