Intracranial stenosis – the best conservative treatment should be combined with a stent

Czech version

Authors: MUDr. Michal Kováčik
Authors‘ workplace: Neurologické oddelenie Liptovská nemocnica s poliklinikou Liptovský Mikuláš
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2019; 82(4): 369
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