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01-03-2015 | Letter to the Editors

MuSK myasthenia gravis as a manifestation of immune restoration disease in an HIV-positive patient

Authors: Karthik Ragunathan, Bandana Pathak, Kumud Dahal

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 3/2015

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Dear Sirs, …

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Title: MuSK myasthenia gravis as a manifestation of immune restoration disease in an HIV-positive patient
Authors: Karthik Ragunathan
Bandana Pathak
Kumud Dahal
Publication date: 01-03-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-015-7639-1

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