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White Matter Disease and Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

E.A. Mistry, A.M. Mistry, T. Mehta, N. Arora, A.K. Starosciak, F.D.L.R. La Rosa, J.E. Siegler, S.E. Kasner, R. Chitale, M. Fusco, M. Froehler, S. Yaghi, M. Schrag and P. Khatri on behalf of BEST Collaborators
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2020, 41 (4) 639-644; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6478
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dDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery (T.M.), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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eDepartment of Neurology (N.A.), University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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A.K. Starosciak
fBaptist Health Neuroscience Center (A.K.S., F.D.L.R.L.R.), Miami, Florida
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