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Parkinsonism Caused by Viral Encephalitis Affecting the Bilateral Substantia Nigra

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81771391).

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    Xi Liu, Fen Deng & Lifen Chen

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Liu, X., Deng, F. & Chen, L. Parkinsonism Caused by Viral Encephalitis Affecting the Bilateral Substantia Nigra. Clin Neuroradiol 29, 571–573 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00769-1

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