Abbreviations
- MMD:
-
Moyamoya disease
- MMS:
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Moyamoya syndrome
- MMA:
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Middle meningeal artery
- ICA:
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Internal carotid artery
- STA:
-
Superficial temporal artery
- TIA:
-
Transient ischemic attack
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Aruta, G., Fiaschi, P., Ceraudo, M. et al. Letter to the editor regarding “How I do it: operative nuances of multiple burr hole surgery for moyamoya disease and syndrome”. Acta Neurochir 162, 2593–2594 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04512-5
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