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Increased regional cerebral perfusion in contralateral motor and somatosensory areas after median nerve stimulation therapy

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Liu, J.T., Lee, J.K., Chang, P.J., Sun, CM. (2008). Increased regional cerebral perfusion in contralateral motor and somatosensory areas after median nerve stimulation therapy. In: Chiu, WT., et al. Reconstructive Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 101. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-78205-7_11

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