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Case Report

Delayed Onset Paraparesis Complicating Epidural Steroid Injection with Underlying Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

Kartavya Sharma1 Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390, USA;2 Neurosciences Critical Care division, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD21287, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Vibhash D Sharma1 Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390, USA;3 Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30329, USA
Pages 421-425 | Received 10 Mar 2016, Accepted 01 Jul 2016, Published online: 25 Jul 2016

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