Slowly progressive LGI1 encephalitis with isolated late-onset cognitive dysfunction: a treatable mimic of Alzheimer's disease
J. Marquetand
Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorM. van Lessen
Section of Neuropsychology, Department of Cognitive Neurology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorB. Bender
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorM. Reimold
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorG. Elsen
Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorW. Stoecker
Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG, Lübeck, Germany
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M. Synofzik
Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
German Research Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
Correspondence: Dr Matthis Synofzik, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany (tel.: +49 7071 2982060; fax: +49 7071 294254; e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this authorJ. Marquetand
Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorM. van Lessen
Section of Neuropsychology, Department of Cognitive Neurology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorB. Bender
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorM. Reimold
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorG. Elsen
Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorW. Stoecker
Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG, Lübeck, Germany
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M. Synofzik
Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany
German Research Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany
Correspondence: Dr Matthis Synofzik, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany (tel.: +49 7071 2982060; fax: +49 7071 294254; e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this author
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