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Reversible and delayed isolated central sleep apnea after cervical laminectomy: report of the first case

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  1. Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli 1, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Visocchi Massimiliano & Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa

  2. Neurosurgical Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Policlinico “G. Rodolico” University Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Barbagallo Giuseppe

  3. Section of Neurosurgery Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurological Center of Latium (NCL), Rome, Italy

    Spallone Aldo

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Massimiliano, V., Della Pepa, G.M., Giuseppe, B. et al. Reversible and delayed isolated central sleep apnea after cervical laminectomy: report of the first case. Acta Neurochir 156, 267–268 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-013-1904-9

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