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01-01-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Lethal encephalitis caused by the Toscana virus in an elderly patient

Authors: Susanne Bartels, Laura de Boni, Hans A. Kretzschmar, Josef G. Heckmann

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2012

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Dear Sirs, …

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Title: Lethal encephalitis caused by the Toscana virus in an elderly patient
Authors: Susanne Bartels
Laura de Boni
Hans A. Kretzschmar
Josef G. Heckmann
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6121-y

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