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Spontaneous recanalization and hyperperfusion are relatively common at presentation in pediatric arterial ischemic stroke

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Wright, J.N. Spontaneous recanalization and hyperperfusion are relatively common at presentation in pediatric arterial ischemic stroke. Neuroradiology 61, 629–632 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-019-02213-0

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