Classical complication of infective endocarditis: ruptured, large mycotic cerebral aneurysm.
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Cardiac Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ case reports
دوره 2014 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014