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Bow Hunter’s Stroke Due to Prominent Degenerative Spinal Disorder

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery and Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

    L. Andereggen M.D.

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

    L. Andereggen M.D., R. H. Andres M.D., A. Raabe M.D., Ph.D. & M. Reinert M.D.

  3. Department of Neurology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

    M. Arnold M.D.

  4. Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Bern University Hospital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    J. Gralla M.D. M.Sc.

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Andereggen, L., Arnold, M., Andres, R. . et al. Bow Hunter’s Stroke Due to Prominent Degenerative Spinal Disorder. Clin Neuroradiol 22, 355–358 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-012-0154-1

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