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Occipital Encephalocele and Spinal Meningomyelocele in Same Patient: New Theories Hold True?

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    Deepak Kumar Singh

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University (Upgraded KGMU), Lucknow, India

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Singh, D.K., Singh, N. Occipital Encephalocele and Spinal Meningomyelocele in Same Patient: New Theories Hold True?. Indian J Pediatr 79, 1393–1394 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0749-1

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