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Encephalopathy and exposure to Shiga toxin without evidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome

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  1. Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus v. 1859 e.V., Hamburg, Germany

    Frank Ahrens

  2. Department of Paediatric Nephrology, University Children’s Hospital, Hamburg, Germany

    Kerstin Ludwig

  3. Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Klinikum Plau am See, Plau, Germany

    Klaus Terstegge

  4. Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Humboldt University Berlin, Charité Children’s Hospital, Schumannstrasse 20-21, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Uwe Querfeld

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Ahrens, F., Ludwig, K., Terstegge, K. et al. Encephalopathy and exposure to Shiga toxin without evidence of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 161, 462–463 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-002-0988-7

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