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CASE REPORT

Confusion and Hallucination in a Geriatric Patient. Pitfalls of a Rare Differential: Case Report of an Anti-LGI1-Encephalitis

Luzia Meier1 Internal Medicine, Bürgerspital Solothurn, Solothurn, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Wolfram Weinrebe2 Internal Medicine, Salemspital Hirslanden Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jean-Marie Annoni3 Neurosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Jens A Petersen4 Neurology, Neurozentrum Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0777-4263View further author information
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Pages 1423-1432 | Received 07 Jul 2022, Accepted 05 Sep 2022, Published online: 13 Nov 2023

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