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Original Article

External hydrocephalus in discordant birth weight twins: a case report

Francesca GalliniDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Giovanni BaranelloPediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Francesca SerraoDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Paolo Alfieri
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Francesco CotaDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Luca MaggioDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Gianpiero TamburriniPediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Costantino RomagnoliDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Eugenio MercuriPediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 337-340 | Received 03 Aug 2008, Accepted 07 May 2010, Published online: 07 Jul 2010

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