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Long-term neurological outcome of a sextuplet pregnancy
R Rizzo,
M Gulisano,
P Girone,
P Pavone, P Curatolo,
R Rizzo
.Section of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Catania University, Catania, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorM Gulisano
.Section of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Catania University, Catania, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP Girone
.Section of Paediatrics, Lipari Hospital, Lipari (ME), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP Curatolo
.Section of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorR Rizzo,
M Gulisano,
P Girone,
P Pavone, P Curatolo,
R Rizzo
.Section of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Catania University, Catania, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorM Gulisano
.Section of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Catania University, Catania, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP Girone
.Section of Paediatrics, Lipari Hospital, Lipari (ME), Italy
Search for more papers by this authorP Curatolo
.Section of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorR Rizzo, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Paediatrics, Catania University, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.Tel: +393402647099 | Fax: +39095495673 |Email: [email protected]
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