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Editorial
. 2024 Sep;66(9):1116-1117.
doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15923. Epub 2024 Apr 19.

Evidence for dystonia reduction in cerebral palsy remains limited

Daniel E Lumsden  1
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Editorial

Evidence for dystonia reduction in cerebral palsy remains limited

Daniel E Lumsden. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

This commentary is on the clinical practice guideline by Fehlings et al. on pages 1133–1147 of this issue.

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