Plexiform neurofibromas of the brachial plexuses
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Bilateral plexiform neurofibromas of the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses.
1Department of Neurosurgery, Restauração Hospital, Recife PE, Brazil; 2Department of Neurology, Hospital Getúlio Vargas, Recife PE, Brazil; 3Department of Nursing, Restauração Hospital, Recife PE, Brazil; 4Department of Radiology, Restauração Hospital, Recife PE, Brazil. Correspondence: Fernando Henrique Souza; Departamento de Neurocirurgia, Hospital da Restauração; Avenida Agamenon Magalhães s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000163857.23551.2c