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Late-onset cardiac arrhythmia associated with vagus nerve stimulation

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Borusiak, P., Zilbauer, M., Cagnoli, S. et al. Late-onset cardiac arrhythmia associated with vagus nerve stimulation. J Neurol 256, 1578–1580 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5162-y

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