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Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting as Painless Paraplegia

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    Meheroz H. Rabadi MD, MRCPI, FAAN, FANA

  2. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 921 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA

    Meheroz H. Rabadi MD, MRCPI, FAAN, FANA

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Rabadi, M.H. Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting as Painless Paraplegia. J GEN INTERN MED 29, 410–411 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2587-x

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