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. 2023 Mar 6:27:100605.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100605. eCollection 2023 Apr.

More questions than answers to the diagnosis and management of cauda equina syndrome

Mohammed Patel  1 , Michael Grevitt  1
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More questions than answers to the diagnosis and management of cauda equina syndrome

Mohammed Patel et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur. .
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MH & MG – We declare no competing interests.

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