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Multifocal motor neuropathy following treatment with adalimumab for ulcerative colitis

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Fionda, L., Vanoli, F., Di Pasquale, A. et al. Multifocal motor neuropathy following treatment with adalimumab for ulcerative colitis. J Neurol 265, 1466–1468 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-8900-1

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