Multiple Embolic Infarction Due to a Primary Aortic Intimal Sarcoma
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Heejung Mo, Hyung-Min Kwon, Jae-Sung Choi, Seon Jae Ahn, Yong-Seok Lee Department of Neurology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea c Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Letter to the Editor
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