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Delayed diagnosis of cervical spinal cord transection without radiographic abnormality in a 3-year-old child after a motor vehicle accident

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, South Korea

    Seunghwan Jung & Sun-Ho Lee

  2. School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 680 Gukchaebosang-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, 41944, South Korea

    Seunghwan Jung

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, 06351, South Korea

    Sung Wook Seo

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Jung, S., Seo, S.W. & Lee, SH. Delayed diagnosis of cervical spinal cord transection without radiographic abnormality in a 3-year-old child after a motor vehicle accident. Childs Nerv Syst 32, 1355–1356 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-016-3128-9

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