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Translated from Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii imeni S. S. Korsakova, Vol. 109, No. 10, Stroke, Iss. 2, pp. 26–33, October, 2009.

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Belyavskii, N.N., Likhachev, S.A. Pathophysiological aspects of transient ischemic attacks. Neurosci Behav Physi 41, 28–34 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-010-9374-5

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