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Craniovertebral junction abnormality in a case of Joubert syndrome

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Timothy W. Vogel

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Brian J. Dlouhy & Arnold H. Menezes

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard University, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Timothy W. Vogel

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Vogel, T.W., Dlouhy, B.J. & Menezes, A.H. Craniovertebral junction abnormality in a case of Joubert syndrome. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 1109–1112 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1682-3

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