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Neurological picture
Ulcus terebrans: an unusual cause of paraparesis
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  1. ZKH Sankt-Jürgen-Strasse, Neurochirurgische Klinik, Sankt-Jürgen-Strasse 1, D-28205 Bremen, Germany; betheod@aol.com

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.74.12.1643

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