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Early use of intrathecal baclofen in brain injury in pediatric patients

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Neurosurgical Re-Engineering of the Damaged Brain and Spinal Cord

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 87))

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group, Inc., IN, USA

    Michael S. Turner M.D.

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, Nihon University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Katayama

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Turner, M.S. (2003). Early use of intrathecal baclofen in brain injury in pediatric patients. In: Katayama, Y. (eds) Neurosurgical Re-Engineering of the Damaged Brain and Spinal Cord. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 87. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6081-7_17

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