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Foot drop of central origin: a misleading alteration of nerve conduction study

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  1. Neuroelectrical Imaging and Brain Computer Interface Laboratory, Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Via Ardeatina, 306, 00179, Rome, Italy

    Floriana Pichiorri

  2. Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell’Università, 30, 00185, Rome, Italy

    Floriana Pichiorri, Emanuela Onesti, Giorgio Tartaglia & Maurizio Inghilleri

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Pichiorri, F., Onesti, E., Tartaglia, G. et al. Foot drop of central origin: a misleading alteration of nerve conduction study. Neurol Sci 37, 811–813 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2462-0

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