Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 311-317 , May 2005

A Comparison of Spastic Diplegic and Tetraplegic Cerebral Palsy

  • Wojciech Kulak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation, Bialystok, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Kulak; Department of Pediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation; Medical University of Białystok; ul.Waszyngtona 17; 15-274 Białystok, Poland.
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  • Wojciech Sobaniec, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation, Bialystok, Poland
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  • Joanna Smigielska-Kuzia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation, Bialystok, Poland
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  • Bozena Kubas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
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  • Jerzy Walecki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.

Received 18 November 2004 ,Accepted 24 January 2005.

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PII: S0887-8994(05)00081-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.01.006

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 311-317 , May 2005

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