The axonal Z-score: Can electrodiagnostic testing find a new role in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy?

Clin Neurophysiol

Department of Neurology/Neuromuscular Division, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address:

Published: April 2021

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