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Journal of Neurology
Published in: Journal of Neurology 12/2012

01-12-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Paraneoplastic encephalitis presenting as pure word deafness in a patient with small cell lung cancer

Authors: Jose-Alberto Palma, Isabel Lamet, Mario Riverol, Pablo Martínez-Lage

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 12/2012

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Dear Sirs, …
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Title
Paraneoplastic encephalitis presenting as pure word deafness in a patient with small cell lung cancer
Authors
Jose-Alberto Palma
Isabel Lamet
Mario Riverol
Pablo Martínez-Lage
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 12/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6699-8

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