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Tuberculous leptomeningitis mimicking a migrainous status with osmophobia: a case report

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  1. Department of Neurology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121, Piacenza, Italy

    E. Rota, I. Iafelice, N. Morelli & D. Guidetti

  2. Department of Infectivology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy

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Rota, E., Iafelice, I., Morelli, N. et al. Tuberculous leptomeningitis mimicking a migrainous status with osmophobia: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 177–179 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-014-0326-7

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