Accessory middle cerebral artery: An uncommon finding

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, RED LATINO, Latin American Trauma and Intensive Neuro Care Organization, Bogota, Colombia.
³ Internal Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁴ Department of Radiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana, India.

Nancy Carolina Duarte-Valdivieso et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2017 Aug.

. 2017 Aug;8(Suppl 1):S139-S141.

doi: 10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_163_17.

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, RED LATINO, Latin American Trauma and Intensive Neuro Care Organization, Bogota, Colombia.
³ Internal Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁴ Department of Radiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Ambala, Haryana, India.

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