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Functional Imaging of Central Nervous System Involvement in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

P. Schwenkreis, C. Maier and M. Tegenthoff
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2009, 30 (7) 1279-1284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1630
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