Unusual Variant of Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery Diagnosed by CT Angiography: a Case Report and Literature Review

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Journal Clin Neuroradiol

Specialties Neurology
Radiology

Date 2013 Feb 12

PMID 23397245

Citations 6

Authors

S Sabouri

S A Ebrahimzadeh

N Rahimian

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