Lambl's Excrescence Associated with Cryptogenic Stroke: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Andrew Chu; Thu Thu Aung; Haim Sahalon; Vivek Choksi; Hamid Feiz

doi:10.12659/AJCR.895456

Lambl's Excrescence Associated with Cryptogenic Stroke: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Andrew Chu
, Thu Thu Aung
, Haim Sahalon
, Vivek Choksi
, Hamid Feiz

Department of Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, FL, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	American Journal of Case Reports
Volume	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.895456
State	Published - Dec 14 2015

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Neurology
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