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Differential long-term evolution after surgery or pharmacotherapy of Rasmussen encephalopathy in adult patients

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    Annalisa Parente, Chiara Pastori, Flavio Villani & Anna Rita Giovagnoli

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Parente, A., Pastori, C., Villani, F. et al. Differential long-term evolution after surgery or pharmacotherapy of Rasmussen encephalopathy in adult patients. J Neurol 266, 773–774 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-09168-x

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