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Research Article

Subdural air limits the elicitation of compound muscle action potentials by high-frequency transcranial electrical stimulation

Th. Kombos, O. Suess, T. Pietila, M. Brock Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany
Pages 240-243 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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