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Case Report

Bilateral Vision Loss and Visual Hallucinations in Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: A Case Report

Ravi Uniyala Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Ravindra Kumar Garga Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hardeep Singh Malhotraa Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Neeraj Kumara Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Shweta Pandeya Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Imran Rizvia Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Amita Jainb Department of Microbiology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Nidhi Tejanc Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Rupesh Singh kirara Department of Neurology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, IndiaView further author information
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Pages 225-229 | Published online: 05 Apr 2023

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