Neuronavigation-guided biopsy for differential diagnosis of pseudotumoral demyelinating brain lesions
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⁎ Corresponding author at: Neurosurgical Clinic, Depa Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Paler 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy. Fax: +39 091 6552393. E-mail address: [email protected] (D.G. Iaco http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2014.04.002 2214-7519/© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B Article history: Received 17 February 2014 Revised 27 March 2014 Accepted 12 April 2014
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