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01-05-2021 | Laminectomy | COVID-19

Quadriparesis caused by retropharyngeal and epidural abscess in COVID-19 patients

Authors: Nicolò Gennaro, Cristiana Bonifacio, Manuel Corato, Davide Milani, Letterio S. Politi

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Title: Quadriparesis caused by retropharyngeal and epidural abscess in COVID-19 patients
Authors: Nicolò Gennaro
Cristiana Bonifacio
Manuel Corato
Davide Milani
Letterio S. Politi
Publication date: 01-05-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Laminectomy
Tocilizumab
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05160-y