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Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia: Case Report and Management Review in an Underappreciated Cause of Bulbar Palsy, Weakness, and Ataxia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2023

Ryan T. Muir Open the ORCID record for Ryan T. Muir [Opens in a new window] ,
Leo da Costa Open the ORCID record for Leo da Costa [Opens in a new window] ,
Chinthaka Heyn  and
Brian J. Murray
Ryan T. Muir
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Leo da Costa
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chinthaka Heyn
Affiliation:
Division of Neuroradiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brian J. Murray*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Brian J. Murray, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, M1600-2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada. Email: [email protected]
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Keywords

StrokeNeuroimagingVertebrobasilarDolichoectasiaHemorrahageStroke prevention
Type
Letter to the Editor: New Observation
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 51 , Issue 3 , May 2024 , pp. 458 - 460
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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