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Transient unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy following intradural spinal surgery

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Rd, CB2 0QQ, Cambridge, UK

    Benjamin M. Davies, Sabba Raza, Angelos G Kolias & Pierluigi Vergara

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Davies, B.M., Raza, S., Kolias, A.G. et al. Transient unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy following intradural spinal surgery. Acta Neurochir 158, 1821–1822 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2893-2

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