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A case of bilateral persistence of the proatlantal arteries with absence of both vertebral arteries proved by angiography is reported.
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Lui, C.C., Liu, Y.H., Wai, Y.Y. et al. Persistence of both proatlantal arteries with absence of vertebral arteries. Neuroradiology 29, 304–305 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451775
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