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Editorial
. 2023 Apr;39(4):839-841.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05504-9. Epub 2022 Mar 24.

An unusual example of eponymous confusion: ganglion of Meckel

Vatfa Büşra Emek  1 , Mustafa Orhan  1 , İlhan Bahşi  2
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An unusual example of eponymous confusion: ganglion of Meckel

Vatfa Büşra Emek et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Eponym; Ganglion of Meckel; Pterygopalatine ganglion; Sphenopalatine ganglion.

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