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Unusual Vascular Cause of Syncope in an Adult Patient: Type 2 Proatlantal Intersegmental Artery

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Publisher Springer
Specialty Neurology
Date 2024 Apr 2
PMID 38565762
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Abstract

A proatlantal intersegmental artery anomaly may present with symptoms such as dizziness and syncope. Because it has the risk of damage in surgical and interventional radiological procedures, to know the presence of this unusual vascular anomaly is very important.

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