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Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: The Dilemma of Delayed Diagnosis

F. Jablawi, G.A. Schubert, M. Dafotakis, J. Pons-Kühnemann, F.-J. Hans and M. Mull
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6372
F. Jablawi
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (F.J., M.M.)
dDepartment of Neurosurgery (F.J.)
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cNeurology (M.D.), RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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