Frontal encephalopathy related to hyperinflammation in COVID-19.

J Neurol

IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, UOC Interaziendale Clinica Neurologica Metropolitana (NeuroMet), Neurologia S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Albertoni, 15, Building#2, 40138, Bologna, Italy.

Published: January 2021

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