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  1. Abteilung Stereotaktische Neurochirurgie, Hugstetterstrasse 55, D-79106, Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany

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Kreth, F.W., Warnke, P.C. & Ostertag, C.B. Letter to the editor. Acta neurochir 131, 164–166 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401469

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