Postoperative cervical dystonia: is it an occult injury to the corticospinal tracts?

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  • Rob D Dickerman
  • Ashley S Reynolds
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

دوره 84 2-3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006