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. 2017 Mar 14;88(11):1097-1098.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003697. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Zika virus infection and myasthenia gravis: report of 2 cases

Nicolas Molko¹, Olivier Simon², David Guyon², Antoine Biron², Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol², Ann-Claire Gourinat²

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¹ From Territorial Hospital (N.M., O.S., D.G.); and Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia (A.B., M.D.-R., A.-C.G.), Institut Pasteur International Network, Noumea, New Caledonia. n.molko@cht.nc.
² From Territorial Hospital (N.M., O.S., D.G.); and Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia (A.B., M.D.-R., A.-C.G.), Institut Pasteur International Network, Noumea, New Caledonia.

PMID: 28188305
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003697

Case Reports

Zika virus infection and myasthenia gravis: report of 2 cases

Nicolas Molko et al. Neurology. 2017.

. 2017 Mar 14;88(11):1097-1098.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003697. Epub 2017 Feb 10.

Authors

Nicolas Molko¹, Olivier Simon², David Guyon², Antoine Biron², Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol², Ann-Claire Gourinat²

Affiliations

¹ From Territorial Hospital (N.M., O.S., D.G.); and Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia (A.B., M.D.-R., A.-C.G.), Institut Pasteur International Network, Noumea, New Caledonia. n.molko@cht.nc.
² From Territorial Hospital (N.M., O.S., D.G.); and Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia (A.B., M.D.-R., A.-C.G.), Institut Pasteur International Network, Noumea, New Caledonia.

PMID: 28188305
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003697

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