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01-01-2010 | Letter to the Editors

l-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria diagnosed in an adult presenting with acute deterioration

Authors: Shiv Saidha, Sinead Murphy, Peter McCarthy, Philip D. Mayne, Michael Hennessy

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2010

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Title: l-2-Hydroxyglutaric aciduria diagnosed in an adult presenting with acute deterioration
Authors: Shiv Saidha
Sinead Murphy
Peter McCarthy
Philip D. Mayne
Michael Hennessy
Publication date: 01-01-2010
Publisher: D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5319-8

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