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Response to: Management of Seizures and Epilepsy in Patients with Autoimmune Encephalitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2024

Chris Hahn*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Jennifer A. McCombe
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Adrian Budhram
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
*
Corresponding author: C. Hahn; Email: chahn@ucalgary.ca

Abstract

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Letters to the Editor: Published Article
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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