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01-09-2020 | Myotonic Dystrophy | Letter to the Editors

Neuromyelitis optica and myotonic dystrophy type 2: a rare association with diagnostic implications

Authors: Stefano Gelibter, Lucia Moiola, Stefano Carlo Previtali, Massimo Filippi

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Title: Neuromyelitis optica and myotonic dystrophy type 2: a rare association with diagnostic implications
Authors: Stefano Gelibter
Lucia Moiola
Stefano Carlo Previtali
Massimo Filippi
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Myotonic Dystrophy
Multiple Sclerosis
Cranial MRI
Myotonia
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease
Myotonic Dystrophy
Myotonia
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-10049-5