Nithisha Thatikonda, Vijaya Valaparla, Aabishkar Bhattarai, Chilvana Patel and Anand Vilaschandra Patel. Border-zone Infarct of the Corpus Callosum: A Case Report, Vascular Anatomy & Review of Literature.
. 2024; 12(4):58-63. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-12-4-1
corpus callosum, border zone infarct, systemic hypoperfusion, intracranial atherosclerotic disease
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