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Hypoglycorrhachia in herpes zoster associated encephalitis of an immunocompetent young male

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  1. Dept. of Medicine, Yan Chai Hospital, Tsuen Wan, N. T., Hong Kong SAR, China

    C. W. Chan MBChB,MRCP, FHKCP, K. M. Tam MBBS, FRCPI, FHKCP,  T. C. Law MBBS, FRCP, FHKCP & W. K. Kwan MBBS, FRCP, FHKCP

  2. Dept. of Pathology, Yan Chai Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    W. K. To MBChB, FRCPA, FHKCPath

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Chan, .W., Tam, K.M., To, W.K. et al. Hypoglycorrhachia in herpes zoster associated encephalitis of an immunocompetent young male. J Neurol 252, 987–988 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0786-z

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