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Hemichorea improved by extracranial–intracranial bypass surgery for middle cerebral artery occlusion

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Irioka, T., Ayabe, J. & Mizusawa, H. Hemichorea improved by extracranial–intracranial bypass surgery for middle cerebral artery occlusion. J Neurol 257, 1756–1758 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5596-2

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