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Tubbs, R.S., Chern, J.J., Muhleman, M. et al. Lateral compression of the foramen magnum with the Chiari I malformation: case illustrations. Childs Nerv Syst 29, 495–498 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1750-8
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