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Original Article

Change of the anterior corticospinal tract on the normal side of the brain in chronic stroke patients: Diffusion tensor imaging study

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Pages 25-30 | Received 31 Mar 2014, Accepted 17 Jul 2014, Published online: 28 Aug 2014

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