Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 8 , Pages 602-605 , December 2009

Perioperative management of acute ischemic stroke: a case report

  • Hla Phon, MD (Chief Resident, Anesthesiology)
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  • Jeremy Jaffe, MD (Affiliated Faculty, Anesthesiology)
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  • Jay Horrow, MD, MS (Professor of Anesthesiology)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 19 November 2007 ,Revised 3 January 2009 ,Accepted 5 January 2009.

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PII: S0952-8180(09)00271-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.01.010

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 8 , Pages 602-605 , December 2009

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