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. 1983 May;46(5):437–439. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.5.437

A neurosurgical Munchausen tale.

L M Henderson 1, B A Bell 1, J D Miller 1
PMCID: PMC1027393  PMID: 6101180

Abstract

The travels of a young man feigning subarachnoid haemorrhage in London and Scotland, over the past year, are documented. The origins of the Munchausen Tales are reviewed.

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