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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
Diagnosing Stroke in Acute Dizziness and Vertigo: Pitfalls and Pearls
Ali S Saber Tehrani1, Jorge C Kattah1, Kevin A Kerber1
1From the Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston (A.S.S.T.); Department of Neurology, University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria (J.C.K.); Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor (K.A.K.); and Department of Neurology (D.R.G., D.S.Z., D.E.N.-T.) and Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center (V.C.U.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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