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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
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A practical approach to the acute management of patients with likely cerebral ischemia
Shelagh B Coutts1, Michael D Hill2
1Hotchkiss Brain Institute (Coutts, Hill), University of Calgary; Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (Coutts, Hill), Community Health Sciences (Coutts, Hill), Radiology (Hill) and Medicine (Hill), University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alta.
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