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Intraoperative monitoring of facial EMG responses during microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm. Prognostic value for long-term outcome: a study in a 33-patient series

J. Hatem Department of Neurosurgery and Department of EMG, Hopital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, University of Lyon, France
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M. Sindou Department of Neurosurgery and Department of EMG, Hopital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, University of Lyon, France
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C. Vial Department of Neurosurgery and Department of EMG, Hopital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, University of Lyon, France
Pages 496-499 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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