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. 2025 Apr;125(2):589-591.
doi: 10.1007/s13760-023-02386-9. Epub 2023 Oct 1.

A vertebral artery "donut sign"

Marialuisa Zedde  1 , Claudio Moratti  2 , Manuela Napoli  2 , Franco Valzania  3 , Rosario Pascarella  2
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A vertebral artery "donut sign"

Marialuisa Zedde et al. Acta Neurol Belg. 2025 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Donut sign; Free-floating thrombus; Stroke; Vertebral artery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors report no disclosures related to this article. Ethical approval and informed consent: An Ethical Board approval is not applicable for this case and a consent-to-disclose form has been acquired by the patient.

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