Microembolic signals and intraoperative stroke in carotid endarterectomy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 110-117

  Muller M ^a   Behnke, S ^a   Walter, P ^a   Omlor, G ^a,b   Schimrigk, K ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Cerebrovascular disorders; Embolism; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TIME;

EID: 0031931232     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb00619.x     Document Type: Article

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