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Hemicraniectomy is a Promising Treatment in Ischemic Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Andrew M. Demchuk
Andrew M. Demchuk*
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Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of, Calgary, Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , November 2000 , pp. 274 - 277
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