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Segmental architecture of the spinal accessory nerve

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Abbreviations

EMG:

electromyography

MRC:

British Medical Research Council System

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  1. Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, 350 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85013, USA

    Mark A. Mahan

  2. Division of Neurology, University of California, San Diego, California

    Geoffrey Sheean

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, California

    Justin M. Brown

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Mahan, M.A., Sheean, G. & Brown, J.M. Segmental architecture of the spinal accessory nerve. Acta Neurochir 156, 169–170 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-013-1827-5

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