An Atypical Case of Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis.

Pediatr Neurol

Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address:

Published: October 2016

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