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Spontaneous rupture: a rare complication of neglected hydrocephalus

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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Federal Medical Center, PMB 1053, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

    T. A. Oyemolade

  2. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and Department of Neurological Surgery, University College Hospital, UCH, PMB 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria

    J. A. Balogun

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Oyemolade, T.A., Balogun, J.A. Spontaneous rupture: a rare complication of neglected hydrocephalus. Childs Nerv Syst 35, 2029–2031 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-019-04213-0

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