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Atrial fibrillation as an uncommon presentation in a large pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma

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  1. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Sadettin Sezer, Ali Baykan, Sertaç Hanedan Onan, Kazım Uzum & Nazmi Narin

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Ebru Yilmaz

  3. Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039, Talas, Kayseri, Turkey

    Ekrem Unal & Mehmet Akif Ozdemir

  4. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    Ali Yikilmaz

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Sezer, S., Baykan, A., Yilmaz, E. et al. Atrial fibrillation as an uncommon presentation in a large pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 475–479 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1631-6

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