Limb-shaking carotid transient ischemic attacks successfully treated with modification of the antihypertensive regimen

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 904-905

  Leira, Enrique C ^a,b   Ajax, Todd ^a   Adams Jr , Harold P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; TICLOPIDINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0030832414     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550190090019     Document Type: Article

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