Cerebral infarct following carotid endarterectomy: Frequency, clinical and hemodynamic significance evaluated by MRI and TCD

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-110

  Enevoldsen, E M ^a,b   Torfing, T ^a   Kjeldsen, M J ^a   Nepper Rasmussen, J ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; MRI; TCD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0032792712     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb01047.x     Document Type: Article

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