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Letter to the editor regarding “How I do it: operative nuances of multiple burr hole surgery for moyamoya disease and syndrome”

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Abbreviations

MMD:

Moyamoya disease

MMS:

Moyamoya syndrome

MMA:

Middle meningeal artery

ICA:

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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