Blunt traumatic internal carotid artery dissection with delayed stroke in a young skydiver.

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Published in BMJ Case Rep on April 03, 2013

Authors

Michael Abbo1, Kosar Hussain, Mohammad Baqer Mohammad Ali

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE.

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