Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 77-80 , January 2010

Cerebellar Infarction Caused by Primary Central Nervous System Angiitis of Childhood: Case Report

  • Mamoru Murakami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mamoru Murakami, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, 1-1 Fukakusa Mukaihata-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan.
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  • Yukio Ikeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
    • ,
  • Jo Haraoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan

Received 20 July 2007 ,Revised 6 November 2007 ,Accepted 9 January 2008.

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PII: S1052-3057(09)00062-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.04.001

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 77-80 , January 2010

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