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Association of Left Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia with Posterior Circulation Stroke and the Functional Outcome of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation–Related Cardioembolic Stroke

J.-H. Bae, J.-C. Ryu, S.H. Ha, B.J. Kim, D.-W. Kang, S.U. Kwon, J.-S. Kim and J.Y. Chang
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7738
J.-H. Bae
aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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J.-C. Ryu
aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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S.H. Ha
aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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B.J. Kim
aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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D.-W. Kang
aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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S.U. Kwon
aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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J.-S. Kim
bDepartment of Neurology (J.-S.K.), Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea
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aFrom the Department of Neurology (J.-H.B., J.-C.R., S.H.H., B.J.K., D.-W.K., S.U.K., J.Y.C.), Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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J.-H. Bae, J.-C. Ryu, S.H. Ha, B.J. Kim, D.-W. Kang, S.U. Kwon, J.-S. Kim, J.Y. Chang
Association of Left Vertebral Artery Hypoplasia with Posterior Circulation Stroke and the Functional Outcome of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation–Related Cardioembolic Stroke
American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2022, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7738

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2022, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7738
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