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Further reading
Miller, JD, Pentland, B. Head injuries in the elderly patient. Neurosurg Rev 1989; 12 (suppl): 441–45.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Warlow, C, Garfield, J. Dilemmas in the management of the neurological patient. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1984.Google Scholar
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