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Occipital extra- and intracranial lipoencephalocele associated with tectocerebellar dysraphia: case for discussion

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kangnam St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University, College of Medicine, 505 Banpo-dong Seocho-ku, 137–701, Seoul, Korea

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Kang, JK. Occipital extra- and intracranial lipoencephalocele associated with tectocerebellar dysraphia: case for discussion. Childs Nerv Syst 20, 236–237 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0866-2

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