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Intrathecal baclofen for hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)

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    Ian C. Coulter, Laura Nanna Lohkamp & George M. Ibrahim

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Coulter, I.C., Lohkamp, L.N. & Ibrahim, G.M. Intrathecal baclofen for hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). Childs Nerv Syst 36, 1585–1587 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04736-x

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