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Complex split cord malformation with split conus

Tobin Georgea Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Ganesh Divakara Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Biren Patela Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Sreenath  P. R.a Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Krishnakumar K.a Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Easwer H. V.a Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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Prakash Nairb Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 136-140 | Received 11 May 2021, Accepted 09 Nov 2021, Published online: 25 Nov 2021

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