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Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy Presenting with Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia

Hussein A. Algahtani, Anmar N. Fatani, Bader H. Shirah and Raghad H. Algahtani
Neurosciences Journal October 2019, 24 (4) 315-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2019.4.20190016
Hussein A. Algahtani
From King Abdulaziz Medical City (Algahtani), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Anmar N. Fatani
From King Abdulaziz Medical City (Algahtani), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bader H. Shirah
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Raghad H. Algahtani
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