Asymptomatic embolisation for prediction of stroke in the Asymptomatic Carotid Emboli Study (ACES): a prospective observational study.

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Published in Lancet Neurol on May 31, 2010

Authors

Hugh S Markus1, Alice King, Martin Shipley, Raffi Topakian, Marisa Cullinane, Sheila Reihill, Natan M Bornstein, Arjen Schaafsma

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Neuroscience, St George's University of London, London, UK. h.markus@sghms.ac.uk

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