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Stroke as Initial Manifestation of a Fulminant C. perfringens Sepsis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

B Hess ,
P Hitzenberger ,
W. Grisold  and
J Finsterer
B Hess
Affiliation:
Neurological Department, Kaiser Franz-Josef Spital
P Hitzenberger
Affiliation:
Neurological Department, Kaiser Franz-Josef Spital
W. Grisold
Affiliation:
Neurological Department, Kaiser Franz-Josef Spital
J Finsterer
Affiliation:
Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , May 2008 , pp. 260 - 261
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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