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Open Access 01-10-2021 | SARS-CoV-2 | Letter to the Editors

Brainstem clinical and neurophysiological involvement in COVID-19

Authors: Tommaso Bocci, Gaetano Bulfamante, Laura Campiglio, Silvia Coppola, Monica Falleni, Davide Chiumello, Alberto Priori

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 10/2021

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Title: Brainstem clinical and neurophysiological involvement in COVID-19
Authors: Tommaso Bocci
Gaetano Bulfamante
Laura Campiglio
Silvia Coppola
Monica Falleni
Davide Chiumello
Alberto Priori
Publication date: 01-10-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 10/2021
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-021-10474-0

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