Basilar branch disease presenting with progressive pure motor stroke

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 324-327

  Kaps, M ^a   Klostermann, W ^a   Wessel, K ^a   Bruckmann H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basilar branch disease; Lacunar stroke; Pontine infarction; Progressive stroke; Pure motor stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; QUADRIPLEGIA; STROKE;

EID: 0030778472     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00291.x     Document Type: Article

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