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Nicolas Nicolas1, Sandra Kobaiter-Maarrawi2, Samuel Georges1

  • 1Laboratory of Research in Neurosciences (Mechanisms and Application of Neuromodulation), Faculty of Medicine, St. Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.

World Neurosurgery
|March 25, 2018
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Keywords:
Electrical nerve stimulationMotor cortex stimulationMuscle reinnervationNerve regenerationPeripheral nerve injuryRat

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