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01-12-2024 | Subdural Hematoma | Correspondence

Spontaneous acute-onset conus medullaris or cauda equina syndrome: beware of spinal acute subdural hematoma

Author: Nathan Beucler

Published in: Neurosurgical Review | Issue 1/2024

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Title: Spontaneous acute-onset conus medullaris or cauda equina syndrome: beware of spinal acute subdural hematoma
Author: Nathan Beucler
Publication date: 01-12-2024
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Subdural Hematoma
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine
Laminectomy
Hematoma
Published in: Neurosurgical Review / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0344-5607
Electronic ISSN: 1437-2320
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-02429-6

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