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A Case of Recurrent Herpes Zoster Leg Paresis Without Rash

Sofia Mourgela Sofia Mourgela, MD, is with the Neurosurgical Department, “Agios Savas” Anticancer Institute Athens, Greece. Antonios Sakellaropoulos, MD, practices Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Athens, Greece. Konstantina Tavouxoglou, MD, practices Homeopathy, Athens, Greece.Correspondence[email protected]
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Antonios Sakellaropoulos Sofia Mourgela, MD, is with the Neurosurgical Department, “Agios Savas” Anticancer Institute Athens, Greece. Antonios Sakellaropoulos, MD, practices Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Athens, Greece. Konstantina Tavouxoglou, MD, practices Homeopathy, Athens, Greece.
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Konstantina Tavouxoglou Sofia Mourgela, MD, is with the Neurosurgical Department, “Agios Savas” Anticancer Institute Athens, Greece. Antonios Sakellaropoulos, MD, practices Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Athens, Greece. Konstantina Tavouxoglou, MD, practices Homeopathy, Athens, Greece.
Pages 33-38 | Received 09 Nov 2009, Accepted 30 Nov 2009, Published online: 26 Mar 2010

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