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A radiographic analysis following the proximal irrigation of occluded external ventricular drains: a cautionary note

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, CSB 301, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

    Kyle M. Fargen

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Timothy O’Connor & Gregory J. A. Murad

  3. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Marie L. Rivera-Zengotita

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Fargen, K.M., O’Connor, T., Rivera-Zengotita, M.L. et al. A radiographic analysis following the proximal irrigation of occluded external ventricular drains: a cautionary note. Acta Neurochir 158, 271–272 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2688-x

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