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Transverse Sinus Stenting for Pseudotumor Cerebri: A Cost Comparison with CSF Shunting

R.M. Ahmed, F. Zmudzki, G.D. Parker, B.K. Owler and G.M. Halmagyi
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2014, 35 (5) 952-958; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3806
R.M. Ahmed
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (R.A., G.M.H.)
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F. Zmudzki
cÉpoque Consulting (F.Z.), Sydney, Australia
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G.D. Parker
bRadiology (G.P.), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Australia
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B.K. Owler
dTY Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (B.O.), Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
eDiscipline of Pediatrics and Child Health, and Surgery (B.O.), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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G.M. Halmagyi
aFrom the Departments of Neurology (R.A., G.M.H.)
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