Intracranial Vasculopathy in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis: Atherosclerotic or Moyamoya-Like Disease?

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Choi, Han-Na (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
Kim, Si-Hye (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
Kim, Hyun-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
Kim, Seong-Kyu (Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Center, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
Choe, Jung-Yoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
Park, Sung-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine)

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