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29-04-2023 | Thymoma | Letter to the Editor

Anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated limbic encephalitis in a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of the throat

Authors: Sarah Goovaerts, MD, Robin Gens, MD, Laura Seynaeve, MD PhD, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, MD PhD, Fenne Vandervorst, MD

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 3/2023

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated limbic encephalitis in a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of the throat
Authors: Sarah Goovaerts, MD
Robin Gens, MD
Laura Seynaeve, MD PhD
Sebastiaan Engelborghs, MD PhD
Fenne Vandervorst, MD
Publication date: 29-04-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Thymoma
Thymoma
Encephalitis
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02272-4

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Anti-CASPR2 antibody-associated limbic encephalitis in a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma of the throat

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