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Original Article

Anti-astrocyte Autoantibodies in Guillain–Barré Syndrome—Possible Involvement in the Pathophysiology of a Psychosyndrome?

Angelika Görtzen Neurologische Klinik, St. Josef-Hospital, Mülheimer Strasse 83, D-46045, Oberhausen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simone Schlüter Klinik für Psychiatrie, Evangelisch lutherische Diakonissenanstalt, Knuthstrasse 1, 24939, Flensburg, Germany
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Rüdiger W. Veh Anatomisches Institut der Charité, Humboldt-Universität, Philippstr. 12, D-10098, Berlin, Germany
Pages 521-528 | Received 26 Apr 2004, Accepted 17 May 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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