A Rare Cause of Neuropathic Pain in the Back: Notalgia Paresthetica

Affiliations

¹ Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
² Clinic of Neurology, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Rabia Terzi et al. Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;53(1):89-90.

doi: 10.5152/npa.2015.10029. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

¹ Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
² Clinic of Neurology, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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