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Charnukha T.N.

Republican Research and Clinical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Maryenko I.P.

Republican Research and Clinical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Likhachev S.A.

Republican Research and Clinical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Kleban H.V.

Republican Research and Clinical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Mironov S.A.

Republican Research and Clinical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Dolichoectasia of the basilar artery caused by cystic medial degeneration, as a cause of neurovascular conflict with damage to the trigeminal, facial and vestibulocochlear nerves

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Charnukha T.N., Maryenko I.P., Likhachev S.A., Kleban H.V., Mironov S.A.

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Charnukha TN, Maryenko IP, Likhachev SA, Kleban HV, Mironov SA. Dolichoectasia of the basilar artery caused by cystic medial degeneration, as a cause of neurovascular conflict with damage to the trigeminal, facial and vestibulocochlear nerves. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2023;123(12‑2):82‑87. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202312312282

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