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Neurosurgical treatment for writer’s cramp

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Neurosurgical Re-Engineering of the Damaged Brain and Spinal Cord

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Takaomi Taira M.D., Ph.D., S. Harashima & T. Hori

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Katayama

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Taira, T., Harashima, S., Hori, T. (2003). Neurosurgical treatment for writer’s cramp. In: Katayama, Y. (eds) Neurosurgical Re-Engineering of the Damaged Brain and Spinal Cord. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 87. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6081-7_27

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