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01-11-2016 | Letter to the Editors

Isaacs’ syndrome with overlapping myopathy as the first manifestation of AL amyloidosis

Authors: L. Nardetto, C. Briani, M. Fedrigo, C. Castellani, M. Valente, P. Polverino De Laureto, L. Santelli, A. Angelini, B. Giometto

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 11/2016

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Title: Isaacs’ syndrome with overlapping myopathy as the first manifestation of AL amyloidosis
Authors: L. Nardetto
C. Briani
M. Fedrigo
C. Castellani
M. Valente
P. Polverino De Laureto
L. Santelli
A. Angelini
B. Giometto
Publication date: 01-11-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8264-3

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