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  1. Stroke Center Director, Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, FL, USA

    W. Alvin McElveen MD

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  1. The Neurology and Headache Treatment Center, Alexandria, VA, USA

    David Alway

  2. Baltimore VA Medical Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    John Walden Cole

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McElveen, W.A., Alway, D. (2009). Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack – Acute Evaluation and Management. In: Alway, D., Cole, J.W. (eds) Stroke Essentials for Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-433-9_2

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