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. 2022 Mar;43(3):2095-2097.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05803-0. Epub 2022 Jan 9.

HSV encephalitis associated with off-label rituximab treatment of multiple sclerosis

Federico Montini  1 , Bruno Colombo  1 , Antonino Giordano  1 , Ingazio Diego Lopez  1 , Lucia Moiola  1 , Vittorio Martinelli  1 , Massimo Filippi  2   3   4   5   6
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HSV encephalitis associated with off-label rituximab treatment of multiple sclerosis

Federico Montini et al. Neurol Sci. 2022 Mar.
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