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A case of Wolfram syndrome: Neurological features

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The case of a 24-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, multisensory deficits and peripheral neuropathy is discussed.

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Trattasi di un caso di un giovane di 24 anni affetto da diabete mellito, diabete insipido, difetti multisensoriali e da neuropatie periferiche.

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  1. Instituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università di Pavia, Italia

    Verri A., Borutti G., Sandrini G. & Poloni M.

  2. Clinica Medica I, Università di Pavia, Italia

    Vailati A.

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Verri, A., Borutti, G., Sandrini, G. et al. A case of Wolfram syndrome: Neurological features. Ital J Neuro Sci 3, 351–353 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02043585

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