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Seizures in a patient with Guillain Barre syndrome: are antibodies disrupting the blood brain barrier?

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Manda, G., Das, A., A, E.V. et al. Seizures in a patient with Guillain Barre syndrome: are antibodies disrupting the blood brain barrier?. Neurol Sci 43, 6987–6989 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06322-2

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