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Chronic posttraumatic movement disorder alleviated by insertion of meso-diencephalic deep brain stimulating electrode

J. Hooper Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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P. Simpson Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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I. R. Whittle Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
Pages 435-438 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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