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Research Article

Proximal and proximo-distal bimelic amyotrophy: Evidence of cervical flexion induced myelopathy

Veeramani Preethish-KumarClinical Neurosciences,
,
Kiran PolavarapuClinical Neurosciences,
,
Ravinder Jeet SinghDepartments of Neurology, and
,
Seena VengalilDepartments of Neurology, and
,
Chandrajit PrasadNeuro Imaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India
,
Abha VermaNeuro Imaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India
&
Atchayaram NaliniClinical Neurosciences, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 499-507 | Received 31 Dec 2015, Accepted 12 Feb 2016, Published online: 06 Apr 2016

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