Ovarian teratoma masquerading as encephalitis in an adolescent
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Anahita Emamian
Pediatric Residency Program, Valley Children's Hospital affiliated with Stanford Medicine, Madera, California, USA
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Anahita Emamian, Pediatric Residency Program, Valley Children's Hospital affiliated with Stanford Medicine, 9300 Valley Children's Place, Madera, CA 93736, USA.
Email: [email protected]
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Pediatric Residency Program, Valley Children's Hospital affiliated with Stanford Medicine, Madera, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMarveen Appu
Pediatric Neurology, Valley Children's Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Madera, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWendy Tcheng
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Valley Children's Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Madera, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKaren S. Fernandez
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Valley Children's Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Madera, California, USA
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Anahita Emamian
Pediatric Residency Program, Valley Children's Hospital affiliated with Stanford Medicine, Madera, California, USA
Correspondence
Anahita Emamian, Pediatric Residency Program, Valley Children's Hospital affiliated with Stanford Medicine, 9300 Valley Children's Place, Madera, CA 93736, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorDaniella Santi
Pediatric Residency Program, Valley Children's Hospital affiliated with Stanford Medicine, Madera, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMarveen Appu
Pediatric Neurology, Valley Children's Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Madera, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWendy Tcheng
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Valley Children's Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Madera, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKaren S. Fernandez
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Valley Children's Hospital, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Madera, California, USA
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