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Continuous monitoring of evoked facial nerve electromyograms: a new device for an old concept

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Marcus André Acioly & Marcos Tatagiba

  2. Department of Neurology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Marcus André Acioly & Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar

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Acioly, M.A., de Aguiar, P.H.P. & Tatagiba, M. Continuous monitoring of evoked facial nerve electromyograms: a new device for an old concept. Acta Neurochir 153, 2271–2272 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1103-5

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