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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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