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Acute measles encephalitis in adults

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  1. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville (FL), USA

    Y. Baba MD & Z. K. Wszolek MD

  2. Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan

    Y. Tsuboi MD & T. Yamada MD

  3. Department of Neurology, Kawanami Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    H. Inoue MD

  4. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA

    Daniel F. Broderick MD

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Baba, Y., Tsuboi, Y., Inoue, H. et al. Acute measles encephalitis in adults. J Neurol 253, 121–124 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0923-8

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