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Hyperacute Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke: Shed DWI Light

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Mahesh Kate  and
Ashfaq Shuaib
Mahesh Kate
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Email: [email protected]
Ashfaq Shuaib
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Email: [email protected]
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , March 2014 , pp. 139 - 140
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