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Subacute dementia revealing a limbic encephalitis with anti-GAD 65 antibodies in a young woman

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    Manel Akkari, Mariem Messelmani, Wala Souissi, Hajer Derbali & Ridha Mrissa

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Akkari, M., Messelmani, M., Souissi, W. et al. Subacute dementia revealing a limbic encephalitis with anti-GAD 65 antibodies in a young woman. Acta Neurol Belg 122, 1651–1652 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01766-3

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