Wallerian degeneration of the pyramidal tract does not affect stroke rehabilitation outcome

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1376-

  Miyai, Ichiro ^a   Suzuki, Tsunehiko ^a   Kubota, Kisou ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

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EID: 85026170032     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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