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Hemicraniotomy in Massive Hemispheric Stroke: A Stark Perspective on a Radical Procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Eelco F. M. Wijdicks
Eelco F. M. Wijdicks*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Neurological-Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, St. Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , November 2000 , pp. 271 - 273
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences Inc. 2000

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