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• Magnus Olivecrona, överläkare, Neurokirurgiska kliniken, Norrlands universitetssjukhus, Umeå

Tidigare sakkunniga

• Torstein R. Meling, dr med., överläkare, Nevrokirurgisk avdeling, Rikshospitalet, Oslo