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D department of neurological surgery, university of. An analysis of survival, outcome, and complications, neurosurgery, volume 44, issue 1. Gamma knife is a radiation therapy that uses computerized treatment. Importantly, the data demonstrated that fusion of the sagittal suture occurs more commonly than generally thought, including in children with normal head shapes.
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