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The role of polymyography in the treatment of cervical dystonia

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  1. Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Roberto Erro, Kailash P. Bhatia & Carla Cordivari

  2. Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Roberto Erro

  3. Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Marcello Esposito

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Erro, R., Bhatia, K.P., Esposito, M. et al. The role of polymyography in the treatment of cervical dystonia. J Neurol 263, 1663–1664 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8202-4

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