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Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)

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  1. Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der TU München, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675, München, Germany

    T. Froböse & H. Förstl

  2. Abteilung für klinische und interventionelle Neuroradiologie Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Rudower Str. 48, 12351, Berlin, Germany

    A. Förschler

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Froböse, T., Förstl, H. & Förschler, A. Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI) Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES). Clin Neuroradiol 24, 289–291 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-013-0243-9

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