Ectasia of the vertebral artery as a cause of isolated pyramidal tract signs: Case report and a review of the literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 497-500

  Moss, M S ^a,b   West, R J ^a  

^a Midland Ctr for Neurosurg/Neurol   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Brainstem; Ectasia; Hemiplegia; Neurovascular compression; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0029828774     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699647159     Document Type: Article

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