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Prevalence of Sigmoid Sinus Dehiscence and Diverticulum among Adults with Skull Base Cephaloceles

H. Sotoudeh, G. Elsayed, S. Ghandili, O. Shafaat, J.D. Bernstock, G. Chagoya, T. Atchley, P. Talati, D. Segar, S. Gupta and A. Singhal
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6602
H. Sotoudeh
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Departments of Radiology (H.S., A.S.)
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G. Elsayed
bNeurosurgery (G.E., G.C., T.A.), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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S. Ghandili
cDepartment of Radiology (S. Ghandili), Aventura Hospital, Miami, Florida
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O. Shafaat
dDepartment of Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology (O.S.), Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
eRussell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science (O.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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J.D. Bernstock
fDepartment of Neurological Surgery (J.D.B., D.S., S. Gupta), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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G. Chagoya
bNeurosurgery (G.E., G.C., T.A.), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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T. Atchley
bNeurosurgery (G.E., G.C., T.A.), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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P. Talati
gDepartment of Neurological Surgery (P.T.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D. Segar
fDepartment of Neurological Surgery (J.D.B., D.S., S. Gupta), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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S. Gupta
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A. Singhal
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology, Departments of Radiology (H.S., A.S.)
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H. Sotoudeh, G. Elsayed, S. Ghandili, O. Shafaat, J.D. Bernstock, G. Chagoya, T. Atchley, P. Talati, D. Segar, S. Gupta, A. Singhal
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