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Cerebellar contusions as a possible cause of traumatic basal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A case report

Received 12 November 2009 ,Revised 29 December 2009 ,Accepted 29 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.12.006

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