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Acute hemiparesis

A rare presentation of spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma mimicking acute stroke

Da-Wei Huang, Jui-Ming Sun, Yu-Hao Chen and Kuo-Chang Huang
Neurosciences Journal August 2020, 25 (4) 316-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.4.20200027
Da-Wei Huang
Section of Neurosurgery (Huang, Sun, Chen, Huang), Department of Surgery; from the Chung-Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management (Chen), Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi; from the Department of Neurological Surgery (Sun), Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei; and from the Department of Biotechnology (Sun), Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Jui-Ming Sun
Section of Neurosurgery (Huang, Sun, Chen, Huang), Department of Surgery; from the Chung-Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management (Chen), Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi; from the Department of Neurological Surgery (Sun), Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei; and from the Department of Biotechnology (Sun), Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Section of Neurosurgery (Huang, Sun, Chen, Huang), Department of Surgery; from the Chung-Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management (Chen), Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi; from the Department of Neurological Surgery (Sun), Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei; and from the Department of Biotechnology (Sun), Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Kuo-Chang Huang
Section of Neurosurgery (Huang, Sun, Chen, Huang), Department of Surgery; from the Chung-Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Sciences and Management (Chen), Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi; from the Department of Neurological Surgery (Sun), Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei; and from the Department of Biotechnology (Sun), Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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