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Case Report

Electromyoneurography and laboratory findings in a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome after second dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Roberto Scendonia Macerata Territorial Health Department, Legal Medicine Unit ASUR Marche AV3, Macerata, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cristina Petrellib Neurological Unit ASUR Marche AV3, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, ItalyView further author information
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Giorgia Scalonic Hospital Medical Direction, ASUR Marche AV3, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, ItalyView further author information
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Francesco Ottavio Logullob Neurological Unit ASUR Marche AV3, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, ItalyView further author information
Pages 4093-4096 | Received 03 Jun 2021, Accepted 06 Jul 2021, Published online: 04 Aug 2021

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