Acute confusional state following a whiplash injury: a case of multiple cervical artery dissection.
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Late sequelae of whiplash injury with dissection of cervical arteries.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology
دوره 254 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007