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High dose immunoglobulin therapy is effective in the Miller Fisher syndrome

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  1. Abteilung für Neurologie, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Kundratstrasse 3, A-1100, Wien, Austria

    U. Zifko, G. Senautka & W. Grisold

  2. Ludwig-Boltmann-Institut für Klinische Neurobiologie, A-l130, Wien, Austria

    M. Drlicek

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Zifko, U., Drlicek, M., Senautka, G. et al. High dose immunoglobulin therapy is effective in the Miller Fisher syndrome. J Neurol 241, 178–179 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00868348

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