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Susac's syndrome: clinical course and epidemiology in a Central European population

Thomas Seifert-HeldDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Beate J. Langner-WegscheiderDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Martina KomposchDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
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Philipp SimschitzDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
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Claudia FrantaDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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Barbara TeuchnerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Hans OffenbacherDepartment of Neurology, Landeskrankenhaus Judenburg-Knittelfeld, Knittelfeld, Austria
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Ferdinand OttoDepartment of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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Johann SellnerDepartment of Neurology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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Helmut RauschkaDepartment of Neurology, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost, Wien, Austria
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Franz FazekasDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Pages 776-780 | Received 02 Aug 2016, Accepted 26 Oct 2016, Published online: 11 Nov 2016

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