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Hemifacial spasm associated with external carotid artery compression of the facial nerve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Hiroshi Ryu
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Abstract

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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