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Sagging brain development after lumbar puncture agrees with Monro-Kellie hypothesis

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Huang, YM., Davidsson, L. Sagging brain development after lumbar puncture agrees with Monro-Kellie hypothesis. J Neurol 260, 920–922 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6811-0

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