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Transmural Arteritis with Subsequent Brain Infarct as a Rare Complication of Inflammatory Head and Neck Disease

Considering Endovascular Treatment Options

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    F. Dorn & T. Liebig

  2. Department of Neurology, Alfried-Krupp-Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany

    A. Milkereit & P. Berlit

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Dorn, F., Milkereit, A., Berlit, P. et al. Transmural Arteritis with Subsequent Brain Infarct as a Rare Complication of Inflammatory Head and Neck Disease. Clin Neuroradiol 20, 123–129 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-010-0004-y

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