Cord Compression Caused by a Tangled and Warped Lumbar Catheter After Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement
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Intracranial hypotension caused by leakage of cerebrospinal fluid from the thecal sac after lumboperitoneal shunt placement. Case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurospine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2586-6583,2586-6591
DOI: 10.14245/ns.1836114.057