Surgical decompression of the first part of vertebral artery for ischemic brainstem dysfunction

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-400

  Hurvitz, S A ^a,b   Bonecutter, G E ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem blood supply; Cerebrovascular disorders; Vertebral artery pathology; Vertebral artery surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM INJURY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0033054465     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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