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Original Article

The Surgical Treatment of Extracranial Occlusions Causing Cerebrovascular Insufficiency

Authors: LeROY J. KLEINSASSER M.D., PAUL R. ELLIS Jr. M.D., EDWIN LAMM M.D.

Abstract

The authors report results confirmatory of others which have appeared in the literature in recent years. What is badly needed are adequate control studies of the natural course of strokes or what occurs in patients with angiographic abnormalities without treatment. The whole problem has not been definitely settled.

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