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A Case of Giant Thrombosed Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Trigeminal Neuralgia and Successfully Treated by a Covered Stent: Case Report and Review of Literature

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    W.-H. Chen MD

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Triservice General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

    T.-H. Tsai MD, S.-C. Shen MD, C.-C. Shen MD & Y.-S. Tsuei

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Chen, WH., Tsai, TH., Shen, SC. et al. A Case of Giant Thrombosed Persistent Primitive Trigeminal Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Trigeminal Neuralgia and Successfully Treated by a Covered Stent: Case Report and Review of Literature. Clin Neuroradiol 25, 207–210 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-014-0314-6

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