An 85-Year-Old Man with Gradual Decrease in the Level of Consciousness and Vomiting; a Photo Quiz.

Arch Acad Emerg Med

Haematology, Oncology and Stem cell Transplantation research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Published: May 2023

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