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Neurological picture
Pneumorrhachis of the entire spinal canal
  1. M F Oertel,
  2. M C Korinth,
  3. M H T Reinges,
  4. J M Gilsbach
  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr M F Oertel
 Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany; mfoertelukaachen.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2004.044636

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