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Neurological picture
“Malignant” ischaemic stroke of an entire cerebral hemisphere
  1. K R Kumar,
  2. T Kleinig
  1. Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
  1. Dr K R Kumar, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000; kkumaradel{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.158550

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    • Patient consent: Obtained.