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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Krankenhaus München-Harlaching, Städtisches Klinikum München GmbH, Sanatoriumsplatz 2, 81545, München, Germany
    S. Kirsch MD & R. L. Haberl MD
  2. Dept. of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
    P. Dekumyoy PhD
  3. Abteilung für Infektions- und Tropenmedizin der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Leopoldstraße 5, 80802, München, Germany
    T. Löscher MD

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Kirsch, S., Dekumyoy, P., Löscher, T. et al. A case of eosinophilic meningitis in Germany.J Neurol 255, 1102–1103 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0846-2

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