Focal intraparenchymal tension pneumocephalus
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Tension pneumocephalus: a neurosurgical emergency.
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000229141.21182.6c