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S2k-Leitlinie: Therapie des spastischen Syndroms

Eine fachgesellschaftsübergreifende Aktualisierung der Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie

S2k guideline: treatment for spasticity

Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany update of the German Neurology Society guideline

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Platz, T. S2k-Leitlinie: Therapie des spastischen Syndroms. DGNeurologie 2, 258–279 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42451-019-0090-2

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