Letter to the Editor
Colchicine-induced myopathy with myotonia
J. Duarte MD,
Corresponding Author
J. Duarte MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author C. Cabezas MD,
C. Cabezas MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author F. Rodríguez MD,
F. Rodríguez MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author L.E. Clavería MD,
L.E. Clavería MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author T. Palacin MD,
T. Palacin MD
Department of Neurophysiology, General Hospital of Segovia, Segovia, Spain
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J. Duarte MD,
Corresponding Author
J. Duarte MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author C. Cabezas MD,
C. Cabezas MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author F. Rodríguez MD,
F. Rodríguez MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author L.E. Clavería MD,
L.E. Clavería MD
Neurology Unit, General Hospital of Segovia Ctra de Ávila s/n 40002 Segovia, Spain
Search for more papers by this author T. Palacin MD,
T. Palacin MD
Department of Neurophysiology, General Hospital of Segovia, Segovia, Spain
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First published: 07 December 1998
No abstract is available for this article.
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