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Fatal brain haemorrhage after MCA dissection: how aggressive should we treat?

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Oxford University Hospitals, West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    W. Kuker, J. Downer & M. Cellerini

  2. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    W. Kuker

  3. Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    W. Kuker & M. Cellerini

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Kuker, W., Downer, J. & Cellerini, M. Fatal brain haemorrhage after MCA dissection: how aggressive should we treat?. Neuroradiology 54, 645–648 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-011-0986-4

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