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Tanashyan M.M.

Russian Center of Neurology and Neurosciences

Antonova K.V.

Russian Center of Neurology and Neurosciences

Panina A.A.

Russian Center of Neurology and Neurosciences

Painful diabetic polyneuropathy in patients with cerebrovascular diseases

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Tanashyan M.M., Antonova K.V., Panina A.A.

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Tanashyan MM, Antonova KV, Panina AA. Painful diabetic polyneuropathy in patients with cerebrovascular diseases. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2025;125(7):64‑72. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202512507164

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