Nerve ultrasound abnormalities mirror the course of varicella zoster virus sensory–motor radiculoplexopathy
Alessandro Salvalaggio MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMario Cacciavillani MD, PhD
CEMES-EMG Lab, Data Medica Group, Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Visentin MD
Department of Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMarta Campagnolo MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLivio Trentin MD
Department of Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padova, Italy
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Chiara Briani MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padova, Italy
Correspondence to: C. Briani; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAlessandro Salvalaggio MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMario Cacciavillani MD, PhD
CEMES-EMG Lab, Data Medica Group, Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Visentin MD
Department of Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMarta Campagnolo MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padova, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLivio Trentin MD
Department of Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Branch, University of Padova, Italy
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Chiara Briani MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128 Padova, Italy
Correspondence to: C. Briani; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorConflicts of Interest: None of the authors has any conflict of interest to disclose.
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