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Brainstem congestion due to carotid-cavernous fistula via a shunt from the external carotid artery

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Youhei Satoh and Dr. Kikurou Ohno of Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, for their assistance and cooperation.

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  1. Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan

    Yoko Ito, Nobuo Sanjo, Kinya Ishikawa, Osamu Tao, Takanori Yokota & Hidehiro Mizusawa

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Ito, Y., Sanjo, N., Ishikawa, K. et al. Brainstem congestion due to carotid-cavernous fistula via a shunt from the external carotid artery. J Neurol 258, 2288–2290 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6102-1

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