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Research Article

Pulsed corticosteroid treatment in MS patients stabilizes disease activity following natalizumab withdrawal prior to switching to fingolimod

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Pages 1097-1102 | Received 29 May 2015, Accepted 01 Dec 2015, Published online: 04 Jan 2016

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