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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2014; 20(10): 2578-2585
Published online Mar 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i10.2578
Published online Mar 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i10.2578
Spinal cord involvement in patients with cirrhosis
Raffaele Nardone, Yvonne Höller, Stefan Golaszewski, Eugen Trinka, Department of Neurology, Christian Doppler Klinik, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Raffaele Nardone, Piergiorgio Lochner, Frediano Tezzon, Francesco Brigo, Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, 39012 Merano, Italy
Monica Storti, Department of Medicine, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, 39012 Merano, Italy
Raffaele Nardone, Yvonne Höller, Eugen Trinka, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Francesco Brigo, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy
Author contributions: Höller Y and Storti M screened the studies and determined the selection criteria; Nardone R, Lochner P, Tezzon F, Golaszewski S and Brigo F designed the review article and wrote the manuscript; Trinka E revised critically the article.
Correspondence to: Raffaele Nardone, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Meran/o, Via Rossini, 5, 39012 Meran, Italy. raffaele.nardone@asbmeran-o.it
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Received: October 20, 2013
Revised: January 3, 2014
Accepted: January 20, 2014
Published online: March 14, 2014
Processing time: 142 Days and 17 Hours
Revised: January 3, 2014
Accepted: January 20, 2014
Published online: March 14, 2014
Processing time: 142 Days and 17 Hours
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