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Acta Neurochirurgica

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01-03-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Hemidiaphragmatic paralysis with recurrent lung infections due to degenerative motor root compression of C3 and C4

Authors: Carolin Weiss, Thomas Witt, Stefan Grau, Joerg-Christian Tonn

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 3/2011

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Title: Hemidiaphragmatic paralysis with recurrent lung infections due to degenerative motor root compression of C3 and C4
Authors: Carolin Weiss
Thomas Witt
Stefan Grau
Joerg-Christian Tonn
Publication date: 01-03-2011
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-010-0880-6

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