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Pure Dermatomal Sensory Deficits in Lateral Medullary Infarction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Cheng Xia
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Shenyang General Hospital of PLA, Shenyang City, China, Email: xiacheng1975@sina.com
Hui-Sheng Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Shenyang General Hospital of PLA, Shenyang City, China, Email: xiacheng1975@sina.com
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 1999

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