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Painful tonic spasms in a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case report

Roshan Aryal1, Sushan Homagian1, Suraj Shrestha1

  • 1Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
|May 1, 2023
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