Acute Inflammatory Painful Polyradiculoneuritis
An Uncommon Presentation Related to COVID-19
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- Received June 7, 2020
- Accepted July 7, 2020
- First Published July 28, 2020.
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Author Disclosures
- Francisco Antunes Dias, MD, MSc,
- Ana Luiza Nunes Cunha, MD, MSc,
- Patrícia Maria Pedrosa Pantoja, MD,
- Carolina Lavigne Moreira, MD, MSc,
- Pedro José Tomaselli, MD, PhD,
- Maria Clara Zanon Zotin, MD, MSc,
- Francisco Antônio Colleto, MD, MSc,
- Soraia Ramos Cabette Fabio, MD, PhD,
- Octavio M. Pontes-Neto, MD, PhD and
- Wilson Marques Júnior, MD, PhD
- Francisco Antunes Dias, MD, MSc,
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- Ana Luiza Nunes Cunha, MD, MSc,
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- Carolina Lavigne Moreira, MD, MSc,
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- Pedro José Tomaselli, MD, PhD,
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- Maria Clara Zanon Zotin, MD, MSc,
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- Francisco Antônio Colleto, MD, MSc,
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- Soraia Ramos Cabette Fabio, MD, PhD,
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- Octavio M. Pontes-Neto, MD, PhD and
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Medtronic, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Pfizer
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Research support from CNPq Brasil for Brazilian Stroke Research Network not directly related to the topic.
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- Wilson Marques Júnior, MD, PhD
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Associate editor to the Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria - 2 years.No compensation.
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences (FAD, ALNC, PMPP, CLM, PJT, FAC, OMP-N, WMJ), Hospital das Clínicas—Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo; Department of Radiology (MCZZ), Hospital das Clínicas—Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo; Department of Neurology (MCZZ), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Hospital da Unimed Ribeirão Preto (SRCF), São Paulo, Brazil.
- Correspondence
Dr. Dias franciscodias.neuro{at}usp.br
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