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. 2020 Sep:196:106065.
doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106065. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

From encephalitis lethargica to COVID-19: Is there another epidemic ahead?

Rahim Badrfam  1 , Atefeh Zandifar  2
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From encephalitis lethargica to COVID-19: Is there another epidemic ahead?

Rahim Badrfam et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 Sep.
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