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A case of untreatable sciatica

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  1. Institute of Neurology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Fabio Pilato & P. Profice

  2. Institute of Radiology, Università Cattolica, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    S. Gaudino & C. Colosimo

  3. Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, via Álvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy

    V. Di Lazzaro

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Pilato, F., Gaudino, S., Profice, P. et al. A case of untreatable sciatica. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 351–353 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0145-7

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