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Spontaneous Spinal CSF Leaks Stratified by Age, Body Mass Index, and Spinal Level

M.D. Mamlouk, P.Y. Shen, P. Jun and M.F. Sedrak
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2022, 43 (7) 1068-1072; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7548
M.D. Mamlouk
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.D.M., P.Y.S., P.J.), The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
bDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (M.D.M.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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P.Y. Shen
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.D.M., P.Y.S., P.J.), The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
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P. Jun
aFrom the Department of Radiology (M.D.M., P.Y.S., P.J.), The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
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M.F. Sedrak
cDepartment of Neurosurgery (M.F.S.), The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Redwood City, Redwood City, California
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