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Some Considerations on the Kernohan–Woltman Notch Phenomenon

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    R. Carrasco

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    J.M. Pascual MD, PhD

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Carrasco, R., Pascual, J. Some Considerations on the Kernohan–Woltman Notch Phenomenon. Clin Neuroradiol 25, 437–438 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-015-0424-9

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