Prague Med. Rep. 2019, 120, 131-137

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2019.18

Transverse Myelitis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome Overlap Secondary to Bartonella henselae: Case Report

Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara

Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brasil

Received September 13, 2019
Accepted December 1, 2019

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