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. 2018 Jul;8(3):160.
doi: 10.1177/1941874417733219. Epub 2017 Sep 27.

Bow Hunter's Syndrome

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Bow Hunter's Syndrome

Altaf Saadi et al. Neurohospitalist. 2018 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: angiography; stroke; vertebral artery dissection.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Angiography images of the patient with A. non-occlusive left VA dissection and B. complete occlusion of the left VA with rightward head turn.

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