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EC-IC bypass for stroke: is there a future perspective?

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Daniel Hänggi & Hans-Jakob Steiger

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany

    Peter Vajkoczy

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Hänggi, D., Steiger, HJ., Vajkoczy, P. et al. EC-IC bypass for stroke: is there a future perspective?. Acta Neurochir 154, 1943–1944 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1480-4

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