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Subclavian steal syndrome is a rare cause of brainstem ischemia, characterized by an abnormal narrowing of the subclavian artery proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery such that with exercise of the ipsilateral arm, blood is shunted, or “stolen”, from the vertebrobasilar system to the subclavian artery supplying the arm muscles ... ................
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