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01-12-2011 | Letter to the editor

Stroke and carotid occlusion by giant non-hemorrhagic pituitary adenoma

Authors: Agustí Alentorn, Jordi Bruna, Juan José Acebes, Roser Velasco

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 12/2011

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Title: Stroke and carotid occlusion by giant non-hemorrhagic pituitary adenoma
Authors: Agustí Alentorn
Jordi Bruna
Juan José Acebes
Roser Velasco
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 12/2011
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1159-2

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