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Glucocorticoid induced acute paraplegia in a patient with intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula

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Abbreviations

DAVF:

dural arteriovenous fistula

MRI:

magnetic resonance imaging

NMO:

neuromyelitis optica

T1WI:

T1-weighted imaging

T2WI:

T2-weighted imaging

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Award Number: 81671202) and Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (Award Number: D161100003816001).

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China

    Yongjie Ma, Hongqi Zhang & Feng Ling

  2. Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Jie Lu

  3. Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Xiangbo Wang & Lidong Jiao

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Ma, Y., Zhang, H., Lu, J. et al. Glucocorticoid induced acute paraplegia in a patient with intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula. Neurol Sci 40, 2411–2414 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-019-03940-1

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