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Atypical enterovirus encephalitis causing behavioral changes and autism-like clinical manifestations: case report

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  1. Department of Genetics, Institute of Experimental Medicine (DETAE), Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34093, Turkey

    Nihan Hande Akcakaya

  2. Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Tekturk & Zuhal Yapici

  3. Department of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Atahan Cagatay

  4. Neurology Clinic, Erenkoy Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Esma Kobak Tur

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Akcakaya, N.H., Tekturk, P., Cagatay, A. et al. Atypical enterovirus encephalitis causing behavioral changes and autism-like clinical manifestations: case report. Acta Neurol Belg 116, 679–681 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0614-5

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