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Immunoadsorption for the treatment of narcolepsy with cataplexy

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  1. Clinical Epileptology and Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta”, Via Celoria 11, 20132, Milan, Italy

    Alessandro Pincherle, Flavio Villani, Suela Dylgjeri & Roberto Spreafico

  2. Neuromuscular Disorders Unit, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta”, Milan, Italy

    Carlo Antozzi

  3. Sleep Disorders Unit, University Vita-Salute, Istituto San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

    Luigi Ferini Strambi & Maria Livia Fantini

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Pincherle, A., Villani, F., Ferini Strambi, L. et al. Immunoadsorption for the treatment of narcolepsy with cataplexy. Neurol Sci 29, 499–500 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-008-1036-9

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