Vertebral artery vascular loop in SUNCT and concomitant trigeminal neuralgia. Case report
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J Zidverc-Trajkovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Jasna Zidverc-Trajkovic, Institute of Neurology, Dr Subotica 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Tel. + 38 11 1361 4122, ext. 119, e-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorM Mijajlovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorAM Pavlovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorZ Jovanovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorN Sternic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
J Zidverc-Trajkovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Jasna Zidverc-Trajkovic, Institute of Neurology, Dr Subotica 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Tel. + 38 11 1361 4122, ext. 119, e-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorM Mijajlovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorAM Pavlovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorZ Jovanovic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Search for more papers by this authorN Sternic
Department of Cerebrovascular Disorders and Headache, Institute of Neurology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
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