Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of small fiber neuropathies

Josep Valls-Solé

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20180017

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2018; 76(03): 129-130
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20180017

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Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of small fiber neuropathies

Desafios no diagnóstico e tratamento das neuropatias de fibras finas

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Josep Valls-Solé

Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Medicina, Hospital Clinic, Neurology Department, EMG Unit, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pii Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain

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