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Response to “Does amantadine have a protective effect against COVID-19?”
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Affiliations- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, United States
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
COVID-19, amantadine, memantine, Parkinson’s disease
About this articleTitle
Response to “Does amantadine have a protective effect against COVID-19?”
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Article type
Response to Letter to the Editors
Pages
286-287
Published online
2020-06-25
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5191
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5260
DOI
Pubmed
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2020;54(3):286-287.
Keywords
COVID-19
amantadine
memantine
Parkinson’s disease
Authors
Philip W. Tipton
Zbigniew K. Wszolek
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