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Intracranial atherosclerosis accounts for 8–12% of all ischemic strokes.
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Sharma, J., Mocco, J., Siddiqui, A.H., Levy, E.I. (2010). Intracranial and Vertebral Artery Angioplasty and Stenting. In: Morgan, R., Walser, E. (eds) Handbook of Angioplasty and Stenting Procedures. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-399-6_15
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