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Tarlov Cyst Hemorrhage Causing Acute Radiculopathy: A Case Report

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Tim Godel, Mirko Pham, Martin Bendszus & Philipp Bäumer

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, 97080, Würzburg, Germany

    Mirko Pham

  3. Center for Spine Surgery, Tabea Hospital, Kösterbergstraße 32, 22587, Hamburg, Germany

    Matthias Wolff

  4. Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Institute, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Philipp Bäumer

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Godel, T., Pham, M., Wolff, M. et al. Tarlov Cyst Hemorrhage Causing Acute Radiculopathy: A Case Report. Clin Neuroradiol 28, 123–125 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-017-0597-5

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