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ORIGINAL ARTICLE Side Effects and Late Effects

Iatrogenic Spinal Epidermoid Cyst After Lumbar Puncture Using Needles with Stylet

Magimairajan IssaivananDivisions of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore–Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
, MD, MPH, FAAP,
Sandra CohenDivisions of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore–Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
, PA-C,
Mark MittlerDivision of Neurosurgery, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore–Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
, MD,
Alan JohnsonDivision of Radiology, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore–Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
, MD,
Morris EdelmanDivision of Pathology, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore–Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
, MD &
Arlene RednerDivisions of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hofstra North Shore–Long Island Jewish School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 600-603 | Received 25 Jul 2011, Accepted 06 Aug 2011, Published online: 21 Sep 2011

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