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Severe meningoencephalomyelitis due to CNS-Toxocarosis

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  1. Department of Neurology, Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Oliver C. Singer, Kolja Jahnke & Helmuth Steinmetz

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Frauke Conrad

  3. Institute of Neuroradiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Elke Hattingen

  4. Department of Medical Parasitology, Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Herbert Auer

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Singer, O.C., Conrad, F., Jahnke, K. et al. Severe meningoencephalomyelitis due to CNS-Toxocarosis. J Neurol 258, 696–698 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5807-x

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