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Progressive myelopathy due to meningeal thickening in shunted patients: description of a novel entity and the role of surgery

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre, British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak St, #K3-159, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada

    Paul Steinbok & D. Douglas Cochrane

  2. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Paul Steinbok & D. Douglas Cochrane

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Steinbok, P., Cochrane, D.D. Progressive myelopathy due to meningeal thickening in shunted patients: description of a novel entity and the role of surgery. Childs Nerv Syst 23, 847–848 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0347-0

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