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Neurotoxicity of intrathecal local anesthetics

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 228-8555, Japan

    Tamie Arai & Sumio Hoka

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Arai, T., Hoka, S. Neurotoxicity of intrathecal local anesthetics. J Anesth 21, 540–541 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-007-0559-1

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