Bilateral foot-drop and electroconvulsive therapy

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-41

  O'shea, Brian ^a   O'brien, Mary ^a   Tubridy, Niall ^b   Hutchinson, Michael ^b  

^a Newcastle Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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EID: 0003881973     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: 20516967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700002330     Document Type: Letter

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