Intramedullary abscess
Authors:
Š. Trnka 1,2; M. Kaiser 2; E. Ehler 1; M. Janiga 2; A. Meleková 1; P. Král 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Neurologická klinika Nemocnice, Pardubického kraje, a. s., Pardubice
1; Neurochirurgické oddělení, Nemocnice, Pardubického kraje, a. s., Pardubice
2; Radiodiagnostické oddělení, Nemocnice, Pardubického kraje, a. s., Pardubice
3
Published in:
Cesk Slov Neurol N 2021; 84/117(4): 413-414
Category:
Letters to Editor
doi:
https://doi.org/10.48095/cccsnn2021413
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