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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as schizophreniform disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Thimmaiah G. Theethira ,
Sangeeta H. Ravat ,
Pravina U. Shah ,
Pradyumna J. Oak ,
Yogesh R. Godge  and
K.N. Roy Chengappa
Thimmaiah G. Theethira*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sangeeta H. Ravat
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Pravina U. Shah
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Pradyumna J. Oak
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Yogesh R. Godge
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
K.N. Roy Chengappa
Affiliation:
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
*
Thimmaiah G. Theethira DM Internal Medicine Residency Program, Fairview Hospital, 18101 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44111, USA. Tel: 412 246 5006; Fax: 412 246 5007; E-mail: thimmaiahtg@yahoo.co.in
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 45 - 47
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Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Munksgaard

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