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. 1985 Aug 24;291(6494):535–536. doi: 10.1136/bmj.291.6494.535

Coma and brain stem areflexia in brain stem encephalitis (Fisher's syndrome).

A S Al-Din, A S Jamil, R Shakir
PMCID: PMC1416512  PMID: 3928039

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