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Complete remission of SUNCT syndrome by intravenous glucocorticoid treatment

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This work was supported by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, KFO130).

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  1. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Christian Maihöfner, Verena Speck & Antje Giede-Jeppe

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Erlangen, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Wolfgang Sperling

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Maihöfner, C., Speck, V., Sperling, W. et al. Complete remission of SUNCT syndrome by intravenous glucocorticoid treatment. Neurol Sci 34, 1811–1812 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1282-8

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