Progressive intracranial hypertension and cerebral hypoperfusion in a fatal case of cerebral aspergilloma

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Progressive intracranial hypertension and cerebral hypoperfusion in a fatal case of cerebral aspergilloma. / Toksvang, Linea Natalie; Plovsing, Ronni R; Berg, Ronan M G.

In: BMJ Case Reports, Vol. 2014, 06.06.2014.

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Toksvang, LN, Plovsing, RR & Berg, RMG 2014, 'Progressive intracranial hypertension and cerebral hypoperfusion in a fatal case of cerebral aspergilloma', BMJ Case Reports, vol. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201813

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Toksvang, L. N., Plovsing, R. R., & Berg, R. M. G. (2014). Progressive intracranial hypertension and cerebral hypoperfusion in a fatal case of cerebral aspergilloma. BMJ Case Reports, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201813

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Toksvang LN, Plovsing RR, Berg RMG. Progressive intracranial hypertension and cerebral hypoperfusion in a fatal case of cerebral aspergilloma. BMJ Case Reports. 2014 Jun 6;2014. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201813

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Toksvang, Linea Natalie ; Plovsing, Ronni R ; Berg, Ronan M G. / Progressive intracranial hypertension and cerebral hypoperfusion in a fatal case of cerebral aspergilloma. In: BMJ Case Reports. 2014 ; Vol. 2014.

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