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Subacute transverse myelitis of possible vasculitic origin after SARS-CoV2 and Varicella-Zoster virus infections: a case report

Authors: Francesco Favruzzo, Anna Palmieri, Federico Giopato, Davide Cardellini, Alessandra Vidali, Domenico Marco Bonifati

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Title: Subacute transverse myelitis of possible vasculitic origin after SARS-CoV2 and Varicella-Zoster virus infections: a case report
Authors: Francesco Favruzzo
Anna Palmieri
Federico Giopato
Davide Cardellini
Alessandra Vidali
Domenico Marco Bonifati
Publication date: 09-12-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine
Vasculitis
Vasculitis
Human Alphaherpesvirus 3
Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-12129-8