Ischaemic lacunar stroke in the european carotid surgery trial: Risk factors, distribution of carotid stenosis, effect of surgery and type of recurrent stroke

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Boiten, Jelis ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a   Slattery, Jim ^a   Warlow, Charles P ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Lacunar infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0029759140     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108039     Document Type: Article

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