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Acute intracranial pneumocephalus: Prognosis and management - a retrospective analysis of 101 cases

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    Steudel W. I. & Hacker H.

  2. Neurochirurgische und Neuroradiologische Universitätsklinik Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Schleusenweg 2 - 16, D-6000, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Steudel W. I.

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Steudel, W.I., Hacker, H. Acute intracranial pneumocephalus: Prognosis and management - a retrospective analysis of 101 cases. Neurosurg. Rev. 12 (Suppl 1), 125–136 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01790635

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