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Carpal spasm observed during and after sevoflurane anesthesia

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Watanabe, S., Ashimura, H., Inomata, S. et al. Carpal spasm observed during and after sevoflurane anesthesia. J Anesth 9, 75–77 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482042

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