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Abnormal multifocal cerebral blood flow on Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in a patient with anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis

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Llorens, V., Gabilondo, I., Gómez-Esteban, J.C. et al. Abnormal multifocal cerebral blood flow on Tc-99m HMPAO SPECT in a patient with anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis. J Neurol 257, 1568–1569 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5546-z

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