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Case Report

Orgasmolepsy in Narcolepsy Type 1 Responsive to Pitolisant: A Case Report

Gaia Pellitteri1 Clinical Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy;2 Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pierluigi Dolso1 Clinical Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Mariarosaria Valente1 Clinical Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy;2 Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Gian Luigi Gigli1 Clinical Neurology Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy;2 Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy;3 Department of Mathematics, Informatics and Physics (DMIF), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Pages 1237-1240 | Published online: 31 Dec 2020

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