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Successful microvascular decompression surgery for dolichoectatic vertebral artery compression of medulla oblongata in a patient with hypersomnia disorder

Mohammad Ghorbania Division of Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7709-3095
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Maziar Azarb Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-1512
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Karan Bavanda Division of Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1570-8066
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Hamidreza Shojaeia Division of Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Reza Mollahoseinia Division of Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8040-0201
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Pages 735-737 | Received 02 Feb 2019, Accepted 10 Mar 2019, Published online: 24 Apr 2019

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