Impacted cisterna magna without syringomyelia associated with spastic paraparesis: case report

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

سال: 2006

ISSN: 0004-282X

DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000400030