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Epilepsy case with focal cerebral herniation into the sigmoid sinus

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We thank Dr. Akira Arai for his technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Epileptology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan

    Yosuke Kakisaka & Nobukazu Nakasato

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

    Shiho Sato

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Sendai City Hospital, Sendai, Japan

    Masaru Takayanagi

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Kakisaka, Y., Sato, S., Takayanagi, M. et al. Epilepsy case with focal cerebral herniation into the sigmoid sinus. Neurol Sci 37, 487–488 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2430-8

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