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Published in: Neurological Sciences 6/2020

01-06-2020 | Glioma | Letter to the Editor

Anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1–positive limbic encephalitis presenting hypothalamic symptoms

Authors: Yang Liu, Zhi Liu, Wenge Liu, Mingyu Shao, Sakakibara Ryuji

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 6/2020

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Metadata
Title
Anti-leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1–positive limbic encephalitis presenting hypothalamic symptoms
Authors
Yang Liu
Zhi Liu
Wenge Liu
Mingyu Shao
Sakakibara Ryuji
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04202-w

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