Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 275-277 , April 2005

Arterial spasm following perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in a pediatric patient

  • Ahmet Sert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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  • Kursad Aydin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Aydin; Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi; Pediatrik Nöroloji Bilim Dalı; 42080 Konya, Turkey
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  • Ozgur Pirgon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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  • Dilek Emlik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Erkan Ustun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Selcuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey

Received 23 June 2004 ,Accepted 27 September 2004.

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PII: S0887-8994(04)00506-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.09.011

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 32, Issue 4 , Pages 275-277 , April 2005

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