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Neurointerventional Treatment of Amphetamine-Induced Acute Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery by Intracranial Balloon Angioplasty

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  1. Center of Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Hospital of Fulda, Pacelliallee 4, 36043, Fulda, Germany

    B. Loewenhardt & E. Hofmann

  2. Emergency Department/Emergency Admission Unit, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

    M. Bernhard MD

  3. Department of Neurology, Hospital of Fulda, Fulda, Germany

    A. Pierskalla & T. Neumann-Haefelin

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Loewenhardt, B., Bernhard, M., Pierskalla, A. et al. Neurointerventional Treatment of Amphetamine-Induced Acute Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery by Intracranial Balloon Angioplasty. Clin Neuroradiol 23, 137–143 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-011-0122-1

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