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Congenital Dermal Sinus and Cyst in Adulthood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Aria Fallah
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Abhishek Raut
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ryan Rebello
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Kesava Reddy*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
*
66 Charlton Ave. West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 2C1, Canada.
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2009

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