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5-ALA fluorescence behavior of cerebral infectious and inflammatory disease

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstraße 5, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Julia Steinmann, Marion Rapp, Hans-Jakob Steiger, Jan Frederick Cornelius, Michael Sabel & Marcel A. Kamp

  2. Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, D-40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Bernd Turowski

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Prof. Sabel is a consultant for Johnson & Johnson Company and Integra Company. All other authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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Steinmann, J., Rapp, M., Turowski, B. et al. 5-ALA fluorescence behavior of cerebral infectious and inflammatory disease. Neurosurg Rev 41, 365–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-017-0867-3

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