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Lyme borreliosis as a trigger for NMDA receptor encephalitis?

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  1. Instituto de Neurologia y Neurocirugía, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Batallon de San Patricio 112 Colonia Residencial San Agustin, 66278, San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L., Mexico

    Hector R. Martinez, Leticia A. Olguin-Ramirez & Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy

  2. Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey, Mexico

    Hector R. Martinez & Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy

  3. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Carlos R. Camara-Lemarroy

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Martinez, H.R., Olguin-Ramirez, L.A. & Camara-Lemarroy, C.R. Lyme borreliosis as a trigger for NMDA receptor encephalitis?. Neurol Sci 39, 1815–1817 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3497-9

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