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Use of intrathecal clonidine in patients with multiple sclerosis or spastic paraparesis

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Ho, J.K., Sadiq, S.A. Use of intrathecal clonidine in patients with multiple sclerosis or spastic paraparesis. J Neurol 259, 982–984 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6290-8

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