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Angiographic Demonstration of Upward Transtentorial Herniation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Cameron M. McDougall
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
Andrew Jack
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
Jean Raymond
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Division of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Michel W. Bojanowski
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Tim E. Darsaut*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
*
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, 2D1.02 - University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 - 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada. Email: tdarsaut@ualberta.ca.
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Abstract

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Type
Neuroimaging Highlight
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2014

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