Clinicopathological Considerations in Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM): a Fulminant Case with Favorable Outcome

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Journal J Neurol

Specialty Neurology

Date 2011 Sep 9

PMID 21901482

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Authors

Lucas Schirmer

Christian L Seifert

Sabine Pfeifenbring

Silke Wunderlich

Christine Stadelmann

Bernhard Hemmer

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