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We report two cases showing duplicate origin of the vertebral artery; one with fenestaration of the distal portion of the left vertebral artery.
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Hashimoto, H., Ohnishi, H., Yuasa, T. et al. Duplicate origin of the vertebral artery: report of two cases. Neuroradiology 29, 301–303 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451774
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451774