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Bilateral foot-drop and electroconvulsive therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Brian O'Shea ,
Mary O'Brien ,
Niall Tubridy  and
Michael Hutchinson
Brian O'Shea
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospital, Co Wicklow
Mary O'Brien
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospital, Co Wicklow
Niall Tubridy
Affiliation:
St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Michael Hutchinson
Affiliation:
St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1996 , pp. 40 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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