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Author’s Response to the Letter to the Editor Regarding: Practical Treatment of Lewy Body Disease in the Clinic: Patient and Physician Perspectives

Author: Elisabet Londos

Published in: Neurology and Therapy | Issue 1/2018

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Brzezicki and Kobetić’s [1] comments on the case of a patient with Lewy Body Dementia [2] are important. Diagnostic precision and consideration of possible differential diagnoses should, of course, be the foundation of successful treatment. …
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Metadata
Title
Author’s Response to the Letter to the Editor Regarding: Practical Treatment of Lewy Body Disease in the Clinic: Patient and Physician Perspectives
Author
Elisabet Londos
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer Healthcare
Published in
Neurology and Therapy / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 2193-8253
Electronic ISSN: 2193-6536
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-018-0099-7

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