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. 2023 Jul-Aug;26(4):610-611.
doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_235_23. Epub 2023 May 29.

Respiratory Shoulder Synkinesis: A Rare Case Report

Dipti Baskar  1 , Seena Vengalil  1 , Saraswati Nashi  1 , Nitish L Kamble  1 , Atchayaram Nalini  1
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Respiratory Shoulder Synkinesis: A Rare Case Report

Dipti Baskar et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2023 Jul-Aug.
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Figure 1
Multichannel surface EMG of the pectoralis major and (a) intercostal muscle and (b) diaphragm showing synchronous contraction
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