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Diagnosis and neurosurgical treatment of tuberculous disease of the CNS

  • Tropical Infections and Infestations of the Central Nervous System
  • (A contribution of Indian Neurosurgery.)
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Dastur, H.M. Diagnosis and neurosurgical treatment of tuberculous disease of the CNS. Neurosurg. Rev. 6, 111–117 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01742762

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