Laboratory Diagnosis of Radicular and Pseudoradicular Syndromes in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF): Reliability of Methods in Consideration of Pathogenetic Aspects
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By T. O. Kleine \ R. Hackler \ A. Lütcke , P. Zöfel, J. Albrecht, E. Rumpl and H. J. Meyer-Rienecker 6 1 Med. Zentrum für Nervenheilkunde, Funktionsbereich Neurochemie der Universität Marburg 2 Med. Zentrum für Nemenheilkunde, Abteilung für Neuroradiologie der Universität Marburg 3 Abteilung Anwendung im Rechenzentrum der Universität Marburg 4 Becton Dickinson GmbH, Heidelberg 5 Abteilung für Neurologie, Landeskrankenhaus Klagenfurt 6 Abteilung Neurologie, Nervenklinikt Universität Rostock
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