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Dramatic neurological debut in a case of Köhlmeier-Degos disease

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  1. Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy

    Dario Saracino, Simone Sampaolo & Gianfranco Puoti

  2. Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Francesco Paolo D’Armiento & Andrea Elefante

  3. Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy

    Renata Conforti

  4. Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Maddalena Napolitano

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Saracino, D., D’Armiento, F.P., Conforti, R. et al. Dramatic neurological debut in a case of Köhlmeier-Degos disease. Neurol Sci 40, 2201–2203 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03952-x

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