Transcranial Doppler detected cerebral microembolism following carotid endarterectomy. High microembolic signal loads predict postoperative cerebral ischaemia

Brain

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 621-629

  Levi, Christopher R ^a,b   O'Malley, Heather M ^a   Fell, Gary ^b   Roberts, Andrew K ^b   Hoare, Michael C ^b   Royle, John P ^b   Chan, Anthony ^b   Beiles, Barry C ^b   Chambers, Brian R ^a   Bladin, Christopher F ^a   Donnan, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a Australian Stroke Neurosci Inst   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Microemboli; Perioperative stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0030972055     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.4.621     Document Type: Article

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