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Research Article

A unilateral brachiocephalic vein thrombosis: cause of a rare, transient ischemic attack, a case report and review of the literature

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Pages 433-438 | Received 12 Oct 2012, Accepted 27 Dec 2012, Published online: 04 Feb 2013

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