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Comment
. 2020 Nov 15;57(11):1087-1088.
doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-2054-9.

Do All Children With Autoimmune Encephalitis Need Aggressive Immunotherapy?

Mahesh Kamate  1 , B R Ritesh  2
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Do All Children With Autoimmune Encephalitis Need Aggressive Immunotherapy?

Mahesh Kamate et al. Indian Pediatr. .
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