The ClinicianThe ClinicianКлиницист1818-83382412-8775Publishing House ABV Press18210.17650/1818-8338-2015-1-50-55LECTIONЛЕКЦИЯMARTIN–GRUBER ANASTOMOSIS AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCEАНАСТОМОЗ МАРТИНА–ГРУБЕРА И ЕГО КЛИНИЧЕСКОЕ ЗНАЧЕНИЕMikhaylyukI. G.МихайлюкИ. Г.Russian Federationmail@dr-mig.ruDepartment of Nervous System Diseases with Medical Genetics and Neurosurgery, Yaroslavl State Medical University, Ministry of Health of RussiaКафедра нервных болезней с медицинской генетикой и нейрохирургией ГБОУ ВПО «Ярославский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России5 Revolyutsionnaya St., Yaroslavl, 150000, RussiaРоссия, 150000, Ярославль, ул. 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