Cardiac Myxoma Embolization Causing Ischemic Stroke and Multiple Partially Thrombosed Cerebral Aneurysms.

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Department of Neurology and Neurointerventional Surgery, Neurological Institute (S.J., S.I.H.), Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Published: January 2021

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