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Arachnoiditis and communicating hydrocephalus as a complication of epidural blood patch

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  1. Department of Neurology, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    Nadia Al Maach, O. J. M. Vogels, T. L. Bollen & P. H. Wessels

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Al Maach, N., Vogels, O.J.M., Bollen, T.L. et al. Arachnoiditis and communicating hydrocephalus as a complication of epidural blood patch. J Neurol 257, 672–673 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5423-9

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