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01-04-2017 | Letter to the Editors

Prominent neurological involvement in Dercum disease

Authors: Mariagiovanna Cantone, Giuseppe Lanza, Manuela Pennisi, Rita Bella, Carmelo Schepis, Maddalena Siragusa, Rita Barone, Raffaele Ferri

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 4/2017

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Title: Prominent neurological involvement in Dercum disease
Authors: Mariagiovanna Cantone
Giuseppe Lanza
Manuela Pennisi
Rita Bella
Carmelo Schepis
Maddalena Siragusa
Rita Barone
Raffaele Ferri
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8415-1

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