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Intracranial Non-Occlusive Thrombus and Multiple Strokes in Giant Cell Arteritis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Vivien Tang ,
Tadeu Fantaneanu ,
Santanu Chakraborty ,
Vivek Patel  and
Dar Dowlatshahi
Vivien Tang
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tadeu Fantaneanu
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Santanu Chakraborty
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vivek Patel
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dar Dowlatshahi
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 116 - 117
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2012

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