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Size and flow matter in the posterior circulation
  1. Louis R Caplan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Louis R Caplan, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA; lcaplan{at}bidmc.harvard.edu

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