Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 64-65 , January 2003

Peripheral neurophysiology of acute distal spinal cord infarction

  • Steven H Horowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine Columbia, Missouri, USA
    • ,
  • Nitin Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine Columbia, Missouri, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Patel; Division of Neurology; University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; MO 65212, USA.

Received 15 May 2002 ,Accepted 11 June 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00495-2

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 64-65 , January 2003

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