Task-specific impairment of motor cortical excitation and inhibition in patients with writer's cramp
โ Scribed by Michele Tinazzi; Simona Farina; Mark Edwards; Giuseppe Moretto; Domenico Restivo; Antonio Fiaschi; Alfredo Berardelli
- Book ID
- 116767439
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 378
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
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