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SLE-Related Longitudinal Myelitis with Favorable Outcome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Marco Mula ,
Laura Bolamperti ,
Claudia Varrasi ,
Daniela Mittino ,
Silvia Colombi ,
Alessandro Stecco ,
Roberto Cantello  and
Francesco Monaco
Marco Mula*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Laura Bolamperti
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Claudia Varrasi
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Daniela Mittino
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Silvia Colombi
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Alessandro Stecco
Affiliation:
Division of Radiology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Roberto Cantello
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
Francesco Monaco
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Maggiore Hospital, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy
*
Division of Neurology, Amedeo Avogadro University, C.so Mazzini, 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 393 - 397
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