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Diseases of the vertebral arteries

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Case reports and postmortem neuropathological findings of a wide spectrum of diseases affecting the vertebral arteries, in particular vasculitis, traumatic lesions, degenerative changes and congenital abnormalities, are discussed.

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  1. Department of Neuropathology, University of Mainz, Mainz, West Germany

    Hedwig Busch & Jürgen Bohl

  2. Department of Forensic Medicine, Mainz, West Germany

    Rainer Mattern

  3. Max-Planck-Institute, Würzburg, West Germany

    Richard Meyermann

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Busch, H., Bohl, J., Mattern, R. et al. Diseases of the vertebral arteries. Neurosurg. Rev. 13, 53–63 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00638894

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