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Original Article

The clinical and CT features of rapid spontaneous resolution of traumatic acute subdural hematoma: A retrospective study of 14 cases

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Pages 1239-1245 | Received 27 Aug 2014, Accepted 25 Mar 2015, Published online: 17 Jun 2015

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