Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 403-405 , October 2009

Complete loop of the posterior cerebral artery with ruptured aneurysm at the origin of the medial posterior choroidal artery. A case report

  • Vitaliano F. Muzii, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological, Neurosurgical and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0577 585253; fax: +39 0577 586153.
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  • Reza Dashti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00260 Helsinki, Finland
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  • Stefano Toninelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological, Neurosurgical and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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  • Juha Hernesniemi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00260 Helsinki, Finland

Received 4 July 2008 ,Accepted 1 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.08.001

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 4 , Pages 403-405 , October 2009

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