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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma mimics myasthenia gravis

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  1. Veronika Rutar Gorišek and David Zupančič contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Veronika Rutar Gorišek & Alenka Horvat Ledinek

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    David Zupančič

  3. Clinical Institute of Clinical Electrophysiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Janez Zidar

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Rutar Gorišek, V., Zupančič, D., Zidar, J. et al. Diffuse large B cell lymphoma mimics myasthenia gravis. Neurol Sci 41, 727–728 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-04074-0

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