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Psychosis in a young male: a rare manifestation of neurocysticercosis

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Verma, A., Kumar, A. Psychosis in a young male: a rare manifestation of neurocysticercosis. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 545–546 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0171-5

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