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Spontaneous acute-onset conus medullaris or cauda equina syndrome: beware of spinal acute subdural hematoma

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Beucler, N. Spontaneous acute-onset conus medullaris or cauda equina syndrome: beware of spinal acute subdural hematoma. Neurosurg Rev 47, 183 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-02429-6

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