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Surfer's Myelopathy: A Radiologic Study of 23 Cases

B.K. Nakamoto, A.M. Siu, K.A. Hashiba, B.T. Sinclair, B.J. Baker, M.S. Gerber, A.M. McMurtray, A.M. Pearce and J.W. Pearce
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2013, 34 (12) 2393-2398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3599
B.K. Nakamoto
aFrom the Department of Medicine (B.K.N.), University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
bDepartments of Neurology (B.K.N., A.M.P., J.W.P.)
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A.M. Siu
eHawaii Pacific Health Research Institute (A.M.S.), Honolulu, Hawaii
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K.A. Hashiba
fSummer Student Research Program (K.A.H.), Hawaii Pacific Health, Honolulu, Hawaii
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B.T. Sinclair
cRadiology (B.T.S., B.J.B.)
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dNeurosurgery (M.S.G.), Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii
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gDepartment of Neurology (A.M.M.), Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
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B.K. Nakamoto, A.M. Siu, K.A. Hashiba, B.T. Sinclair, B.J. Baker, M.S. Gerber, A.M. McMurtray, A.M. Pearce, J.W. Pearce
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