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Spinal CSF-Venous Fistulas in Morbidly and Super Obese Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

W.I. Schievink, M. Maya, R.S. Prasad, V.S. Wadhwa, R.B. Cruz and F.G. Moser
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2021, 42 (2) 397-401; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6895
W.I. Schievink
aFrom the Departments of Neurosurgery (W.I.S., R.B.C.)
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M. Maya
bImaging (M.M., R.S.P., V.S.W., F.G.M.), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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R.S. Prasad
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V.S. Wadhwa
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W.I. Schievink, M. Maya, R.S. Prasad, V.S. Wadhwa, R.B. Cruz, F.G. Moser
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2021, 42 (2) 397-401; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6895
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