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Improvement of Brown-Sequard syndrome after surgical repair of an idiopathic thoracic spinal cord herniation

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  1. Dept. of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany

    E. Uhl M.D., M. Holtmannspötter & J.-C. Tonn

  2. Dept. of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 81377, München, Germany

    E. Uhl M.D.

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Uhl, E., Holtmannspötter, M. & Tonn, JC. Improvement of Brown-Sequard syndrome after surgical repair of an idiopathic thoracic spinal cord herniation. J Neurol 255, 125–126 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0553-z

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