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Spontaneous pneumocephalus associated with a melanoma brain metastasis: a Case Report

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Adomas Bunevicius & Jason Sheehan

  2. School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    JungEun Ahn

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA

    Jason Sheehan

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by JEA, AB and JS. The first draft of the manuscript was written by JEA and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ahn, J., Bunevicius, A. & Sheehan, J. Spontaneous pneumocephalus associated with a melanoma brain metastasis: a Case Report. J Neurooncol 152, 617–619 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-021-03728-4

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