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01-06-2010 | Letter to the Editors

Treatment of anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-associated limbic encephalitis with mycophenolate mofetil

Authors: Shiv Saidha, S. Murphy, A. Ronayne, P. McCarthy, M. J. Hennessy, T. Counihan

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 6/2010

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Title: Treatment of anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-associated limbic encephalitis with mycophenolate mofetil
Authors: Shiv Saidha
S. Murphy
A. Ronayne
P. McCarthy
M. J. Hennessy
T. Counihan
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5476-9

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