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Chapter 2 - Pathology, anatomy, and pathophysiology of stroke

from Part I - General principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2016

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Louis R Caplan  and
David S Liebeskind
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Louis R. Caplan
Louis R. Caplan
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Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts
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Caplan's Stroke
A Clinical Approach
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