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Neurological picture
Susac’s syndrome: effective combination of immunosuppression and antiplatelet treatment
  1. I Kleffner1,
  2. E B Ringelstein1,
  3. P Young1,
  4. N Stupp2,
  5. T-U Niederstadt3
  1. 1Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Muenster
  3. 3Department of Radiology, University of Muenster
  1. Correspondence to:
 I Kleffner
 Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48129 Muenster, Germany;kleffnil{at}uni-muenster.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.095596

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      Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2007; 78 205-205 Published Online First: 16 Jan 2007. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.095596corr1