Central and peripheral fusiform aneurysms six years after left atrial myxoma resection [5]

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-282

  Walker, Mathew T ^a   Kilani, R K ^b   Toye, L R ^c   Bird, C R ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0037311657     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.2.281     Document Type: Letter

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