Carotid plaque features on angiography and asymptomatic cerebral microembolism

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-186

  Orlandi, G ^a,c   Parenti, G ^a   Bertolucci, A ^a   Puglioli, M ^b   Collavoli, P ^b   Murri, L ^a  

^a Department of Neurosciences ^*  (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana   (Italy)

^c Clinic of Neurology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid stenosis; Cerebral; Microembolism; Plaque appearance; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0030869960     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00264.x     Document Type: Article

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