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Transient Ischemic Attacks

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  1. Department of Neurology, Stroke Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, CNY149-2301,13th Sreet, Boston, MA, 02129, USA

    Hakan Ay MD

  2. Depts. of Neurology/Neuroradiology, University Hospitals Mannheim, 68165, Mannheim, Germany

    Achim Gass MD

  3. Depts. of Neurology/Neuroradiology, University Hospitals Basle, 4031, Basle, Switzerland

    Achim Gass MD

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany

    RÜdiger von Kummer MD

  2. Department of Neurology University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany

    Tobias Back MD

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Ay, H., Gass, A. (2006). Transient Ischemic Attacks. In: von Kummer, R., Back, T. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ischemic Stroke. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27738-2_12

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