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Neurological picture
An unusual cause of cord compression: synovial cyst of the thoracic spine
  1. A Pratesi1,
  2. A Ginestroni1,
  3. R Padovani2,
  4. M Mascalchi1
  1. 1
    Radiodiagnostic Section, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
  2. 2
    Department of Neurosurgery, S Anna Hospital Ferrara, Italy
  1. Professor M Mascalchi, Radiodiagnostic Section, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50100, Firenze, Italia; m.mascalchi{at}dfc.unifi.it

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2007.127134

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    • Patient consent: Informed consent was obtained for publication of the case details described in this report.