Asymptomatic cerebral embolic signals in symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery disease

Brain

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 1005-1011

  Markus, Hugh S ^a   Thomson, Noah D ^a   Brown, Martin M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery disease; Cerebral embolism; Cerebrovascular disease; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029131148     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/118.4.1005     Document Type: Article

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