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Fatal subacute necrotising brainstem encephalitis in a young man due to a rare parasitic (Balamuthia) infection
- Professor K Prasad, Department of Neurology, Room No 704, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India; drkameshwarprasad{at}yahoo.co.in
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Fatal subacute necrotising brainstem encephalitis in a young man due to a rare parasitic (Balamuthia) infection
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- First published March 14, 2008.
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April 14, 2016
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