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Malignant posterior cerebral artery infarction

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Th. Pfefferkorn, A. Deutschlaender, E. Riedel & M. Dichgans

  2. Dept. of Neuroradiology, Klinikum Großhadern, Germany

    M. Wiesmann

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Pfefferkorn, T., Deutschlaender, A., Riedel, E. et al. Malignant posterior cerebral artery infarction. J Neurol 253, 1640–1641 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0174-3

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