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Dissection of the internal carotid artery mimicking episodic cluster headache

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Matrin Hardmeier MD,  Claudio Gobbi,  Andreas Steck,  Philippe Lyrer & Stefan Engelter MD

  2. Division of Neuroradiology, Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Carlos Buitrago MD

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Received in revised form: 1 April 2006

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Hardmeier, M., Gobbi, C., Buitrago, C. et al. Dissection of the internal carotid artery mimicking episodic cluster headache. J Neurol 254, 253–254 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0337-2

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