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Suboccipital decompressive craniectomy in a case of complex Chiari malformation complicated with influenza A (H1N1) necrotizing encephalopathy

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, 09100 Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

    Mehmet Turgut & Sinan Sağıroğlu

  2. Department of Histology and Embryology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Health Sciences Institute, 09100 Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

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Turgut, M., Sağıroğlu, S. Suboccipital decompressive craniectomy in a case of complex Chiari malformation complicated with influenza A (H1N1) necrotizing encephalopathy. Childs Nerv Syst 36, 1335–1336 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04659-7

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