Neurointervention.  2022 Nov;17(3):131-132. 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00290.

Intracranial Artery Stenosis in Young Men Related to Habitual Periodic Cigarette Smoking in a Closed Space: Could It Be a New Syndrome?

• Suh DC

• KMID: 2535947
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2022.00290

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  Fig. 1. Habitual and periodic heavy smoking by young males in a closed room.

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