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Stroke is a clinical diagnosis.

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Gowder, P.K.B. (2016). Stroke. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2710-6_60

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