Post-COVID Small Fiber Neuropathy, Implications of Innate Immunity, and Challenges on IVIG Therapy.

Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm

From the Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; and Neuroimmunology Unit National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens Greece.

Published: May 2024

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