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Diaphragm of the internal carotid artery: a novel cause of pulsatile tinnitus

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None of the authors report any financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Written informed consent was obtained from our two patients before stenting of the diaphragm.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France

    Stéphanie Lenck, Marc-Antoine Labeyrie, Pascal J. Mosimann, Jean-Pierre Saint-Maurice & Emmanuel Houdart

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Lenck, S., Labeyrie, MA., J. Mosimann, P. et al. Diaphragm of the internal carotid artery: a novel cause of pulsatile tinnitus. J Neurol 260, 2185–2187 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7045-5

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