Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 151-156 , August 2003

Rasmussen syndrome and long-term response to thalidomide

  • Borivoj D Marjanovic, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Pediatric Clinic of Mother and Child Health Care Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Marjanovic; Mother and Child Health Institute; 8 Radoja Dakica St; 11070, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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  • Ljubomir M Stojanov, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Metabolic and Genetic Diseases, Pediatric Clinic of Mother and Child Health Care Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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  • Dragan S Zdravkovic, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endocrinology, Pediatric Clinic of Mother and Child Health Care Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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  • Ruzica M Kravljanac, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Pediatric Clinic of Mother and Child Health Care Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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  • Maja S Djordjevic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Metabolic and Genetic Diseases, Pediatric Clinic of Mother and Child Health Care Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Received 19 September 2002 ,Accepted 25 February 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00216-9

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 151-156 , August 2003

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