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5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence in infectious disease of the brain

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Otto von Guericke-University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Benjamin Voellger, Johann Klein & Raimund Firsching

  2. Department of Neuropathology, Otto von Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

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Voellger, B., Klein, J., Mawrin, C. et al. 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence in infectious disease of the brain. Acta Neurochir 156, 1977–1978 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-014-2169-7

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