Journal of
Neuroscience and Behavioral Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Neurosci. Behav. Health
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  • ISSN: 2141-2286
  • DOI: 10.5897/JNBH
  • Start Year: 2009
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Review

The role of electroacupuncture in stroke treatment: A systematic review of the literature

Panagiotis Zogopoulos*
  • Panagiotis Zogopoulos*
  • Department of Neurosurgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Georgios Vretakos
  • Georgios Vretakos
  • Department of Neurosurgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Dimitrios Rologis
  • Dimitrios Rologis
  • Department of Neurosurgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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  •  Received: 05 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 05 October 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

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