History of development of inflammatory diseases of the nervous system – meningitis and encephalitis

  • Ana B Petruševski General Hospital “Studenica”, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kraljevo, Serbia
Keywords: history of medicine, brain, inflammation, meningitis, encephalitis, therapeutics,

Author Biography

Ana B Petruševski, General Hospital “Studenica”, Department of Infectious Diseases, Kraljevo, Serbia
Mr med. sci. dr Ana B.  Petruševski, Infectious diseases specialist

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Published
2017/07/07
Section
History of medicine