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The “Presyrinx” State: A Reversible Myelopathic Condition That May Precede Syringomyelia
Nancy J. Fischbein, William P. Dillon, Charles Cobbs and Philip R. Weinstein
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 1999, 20 (1) 7-20;
Nancy J. Fischbein
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.J.F., W.P.D.) and Neurosurgery (C.C., P.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco.
William P. Dillon
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.J.F., W.P.D.) and Neurosurgery (C.C., P.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco.
Charles Cobbs
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.J.F., W.P.D.) and Neurosurgery (C.C., P.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco.
Philip R. Weinstein
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.J.F., W.P.D.) and Neurosurgery (C.C., P.R.W.), University of California, San Francisco.
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