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Off-label tenecteplase use in spinal cord ischemia

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Writing—original draft: DSO; visualization: DSO; writing—review and editing: LS; supervision: LS.

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Oliveira, D.S., Sousa, L. Off-label tenecteplase use in spinal cord ischemia. Acta Neurol Belg 123, 2409–2412 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02228-8

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