COVID-19 associated myelitis – a case report of rare complication of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

Czech version

Authors: H. Bartoš ^1,2; L. Fabianová ^1,3; P. Dlouhý ¹; D. Ospalík ⁴
Authors‘ workplace: Infekční oddělení, Masarykova, nemocnice, Ústí nad Labem ¹; 3. LF UK, Praha ²; LF MU, Brno ³; Neurologické oddělení, Masarykova, nemocnice, Ústí nad Labem ⁴
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2021; 84/117(4): 410-412
Category: Letters to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2021410

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