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Angioarchitecture of Brain AVM Determines the Presentation with Seizures: Proposed Scoring System

J.J.S. Shankar, R.J. Menezes, B. Pohlmann-Eden, C. Wallace, K. terBrugge and T. Krings
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2013, 34 (5) 1028-1034; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3361
J.J.S. Shankar
aFrom Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (J.J.S.S., R.J.M., K.t.B., T.K.)
cDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (J.J.S.S.)
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R.J. Menezes
aFrom Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (J.J.S.S., R.J.M., K.t.B., T.K.)
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B. Pohlmann-Eden
dDepartment of Neurology (B.P.-E.), QE II Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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C. Wallace
bDepartment of Neurosurgery (C.W.) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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K. terBrugge
aFrom Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (J.J.S.S., R.J.M., K.t.B., T.K.)
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T. Krings
aFrom Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology (J.J.S.S., R.J.M., K.t.B., T.K.)
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J.J.S. Shankar, R.J. Menezes, B. Pohlmann-Eden, C. Wallace, K. terBrugge, T. Krings
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American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2013, 34 (5) 1028-1034; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3361

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