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Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture Following Intravenous Thrombolysis for Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Faizal Haji ,
Brian van Adel ,
Michael Avery ,
Joseph Megyesi  and
G. Bryan Young
Faizal Haji*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London
Brian van Adel
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Michael Avery
Affiliation:
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Joseph Megyesi
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London
G. Bryan Young
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London
*
University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, Room B7-005, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada. Email: fhaji@uwo.ca.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , January 2014 , pp. 95 - 98
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2014

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