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First, do no harm: balancing the risks and benefits of regional anesthesia in patients with underlying neurological disease

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Prudence est m#x00E8; de sureté : évaluer le ratio bénéfice/risque de l’anesthésie régionale chez les patients porteurs de pathologie neurologique

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.From the Department of Anesthesia, Maisonneuve-Rosemont HospitalUniversity of MontrealMontrealCanada

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