A case of miller fisher syndrome associated with preceding herpes zoster ophthalmicus
Angelo Cascio Rizzo MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMartina Ulivi MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorNicoletta Brunelli MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlessio Pepe MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Assenza MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLucia Florio MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Vincenzo Di Lazzaro MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Fondazione Alberto Sordi–Research Institute for Ageing, Via Alvaro del Portillo, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAngelo Cascio Rizzo MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMartina Ulivi MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorNicoletta Brunelli MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlessio Pepe MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Assenza MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLucia Florio MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Vincenzo Di Lazzaro MD
Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Fondazione Alberto Sordi–Research Institute for Ageing, Via Alvaro del Portillo, Rome, Italy
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