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Case Report

Cathecol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors: another possibly useful pharmacological tool for treating Parkinson’s disease in pregnancy?

Stefano Basilea Maternal and Childlike Department, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sara Pinellia Maternal and Childlike Department, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy;
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Silvia Garibaldia Maternal and Childlike Department, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy;
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Claudia Altamurab Neurology Department, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy;
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Marco Calcagnoc Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, S. Spirito Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Maria Giovanna Salernoa Maternal and Childlike Department, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy;
Pages 381-382 | Received 20 Jul 2015, Accepted 04 Oct 2016, Published online: 26 Dec 2016

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