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Authors
- Raffaella Rubino
- Flavio Panico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2800-5384)
- Domenico Gerardo Iacopino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1685-5209)
- Roberta Costanzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-7179)
- Rosario Maugeri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4954-9817)
- Enrico Lo Bue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-2902)
- Antonio Cascio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1992-1796)
- Diego Garbossa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-7133)
- Giuseppe Pio Cipollina
- Benedetta Maria Campisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7772-9042)
- M. Ajello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-1703)
- Fabio Cofano
Institutions
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2025.123994
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00