Adult tethered cord syndrome presenting with refractory diarrhoea
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Spontaneous thoracic spinal cord herniation presenting as tethered cord syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.11.1596