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CASE REPORT

A Rare Case of Neuralgic Amyotrophy Associated with Brucella Infection

Gaozan Zhang1 Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fenfen Yan1 Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fei He1 Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Dingxi Liu2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, 519041, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Libo Wang1 Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130031, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 1145-1151 | Received 04 Dec 2022, Accepted 27 Jan 2023, Published online: 23 Feb 2023

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