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Cyclic alternation of paraplegia and leg pain as symptoms of a giant spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Georg-August University Göttingen, University Medicine Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Bawarjan Schatlo

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Brescia, Brescia, Italy

    Pier-Paolo Panciani

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

    Philippe Bijlenga & Karl Schaller

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Schatlo, B., Panciani, PP., Bijlenga, P. et al. Cyclic alternation of paraplegia and leg pain as symptoms of a giant spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma. Acta Neurochir 156, 2155–2157 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-014-2245-z

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