Cerebral cysticercosis and stroke.
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Cerebral cysticercosis and stroke.
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Professor of Neuroanatomy and Neurology at Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil (FCMMG), Professor of Neurology at PUC/MG, Neurosurgeon at SEMPER and Vera Cruz Hospitals, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil; Undergraduating in Medicine, Neuroanatomy monitor at FCMMG; Professor of Neuroanatomy and Neurology at FCMMG, Chief of the Neurosurgery Service at SEMPER Hospital,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.23.2.224