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01-01-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) complicated by respiratory failure: successful treatment with rituximab

Authors: A. Qureshi, M. Hennessy

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2012

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Title: Stiff person syndrome (SPS) complicated by respiratory failure: successful treatment with rituximab
Authors: A. Qureshi
M. Hennessy
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6123-9

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