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A Case of Anomalous Origin of the Middle Cerebral Artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2025

Andrea M. Kuczynski Open the ORCID record for Andrea M. Kuczynski [Opens in a new window] ,
Gagan Dhall ,
Clare Angeli G. Enriquez ,
Christine M. Hawkes  and
Leodante da Costa Open the ORCID record for Leodante da Costa [Opens in a new window]
Andrea M. Kuczynski
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Gagan Dhall
Affiliation:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery and Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Clare Angeli G. Enriquez
Affiliation:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery and Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto, ON, Canada
Christine M. Hawkes
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Leodante da Costa*
Affiliation:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery and Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto, ON, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Leodante da Costa; Email: leo.dacosta@sunnybrook.ca
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Neuroimaging Highlight
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 52 , Issue 5 , September 2025 , pp. 852 - 853
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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