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. 1996 Nov;61(5):531–533. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.61.5.531

Voluntary facial palsy with a pontine lesion.

M Trepel, M Weller, J Dichgans, D Petersen
PMCID: PMC1074060  PMID: 8937357

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