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Journal of Neurology
Published in: Journal of Neurology 6/2014

01-06-2014 | Letter to the Editors

An unusual cause of acute paraplegia in a 16-year-old dancer

Authors: Laure Michel, Anne Salmon, Cécile Malrain, Géraldine Mineur, Jean-Yves Gauvrit, Paul Sauleau, Xavier Morandi, Marc Vérin, Gilles Edan, Sophie Drapier

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 6/2014

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Metadata
Title
An unusual cause of acute paraplegia in a 16-year-old dancer
Authors
Laure Michel
Anne Salmon
Cécile Malrain
Géraldine Mineur
Jean-Yves Gauvrit
Paul Sauleau
Xavier Morandi
Marc Vérin
Gilles Edan
Sophie Drapier
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7320-0

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