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Original Articles

Ultrasonographic and electrophysiologic evaluation of median and ulnar nerves in chronic stroke patients with upper extremity spasticity

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Pages 144-150 | Received 28 Feb 2019, Accepted 12 Jun 2019, Published online: 26 Jun 2019

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