Severe stenosis of the internal carotid artery is not associated with borderzone infarcts in patients randomised in the European Carotid Surgery Trial

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-50

  Hupperts, R M M ^a   Warlow, C P ^b   Slattery, J ^b   Rothwell, P M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderzone infarct; Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Watershed infarct

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031060219     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050049     Document Type: Article

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