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Isolated ischaemia of the spinal cord due to bilateral vertebral artery dissection
  1. P GARNIER,
  2. D MICHEL,
  3. R PEYRON,
  4. O BEAUCHET
  1. Department of Neurology
  2. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint -Etienne, France
  1. Dr D Michel, Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de Bellevue, 42055 Saint-Etienne, Cedex 2, France.
  1. F LE BRAS,
  2. F G BARRAL
  1. Department of Neurology
  2. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint -Etienne, France
  1. Dr D Michel, Service de Neurologie, Hôpital de Bellevue, 42055 Saint-Etienne, Cedex 2, France.

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.66.6.804

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