The enigma of Lenin's (1870–1924) malady

@article{Lerner2004TheEO,  title={The enigma of Lenin's (1870–1924) malady},  author={Vladimir Lerner and Yoram Finkelstein and Eliezer Witztum},  journal={European Journal of Neurology},  year={2004},  volume={11},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:14966309}}
The objective of the present paper is to analyse the malady of Lenin (1870–1924) in the light of relevant and new medical information to accentuate the need for transparency when the health of a statesman is concerned.

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