Postherpetic Pseudohernia: Lesion Localization using Thoracic Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

J Clin Neurol

Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Published: April 2019

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