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Original Article

Effectiveness of combining continuous cerebrospinal drainage and intermittent intrathecal urokinase injection therapy in preventing symptomatic vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Pages 649-653 | Received 19 Jan 2008, Accepted 08 Jun 2008, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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