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Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) in an adult patient: an early neuroradiological finding

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    Daniela Fatuzzo, Loretta Giuliano, Greta Mainieri, Vito Sofia & Mario Zappia

  2. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Radiology Unit, University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy

    Giuseppe Sortino

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Fatuzzo, D., Giuliano, L., Mainieri, G. et al. Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) in an adult patient: an early neuroradiological finding. Neurol Sci 40, 2407–2410 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03925-0

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