Cranial nerve, spinal root and plexus hypertrophy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
Cranial nerve, spinal root and plexus hypertrophy in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
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DOI:
10.1136/practneurol-2011-000040
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发表时间:
2012-02-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Davagnanam, Indran
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作者:
Shah, Sachit;Chandrashekar, Hoskote;Davagnanam, Indran
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