Unruptured intracranial aneurysms in patients with transient cerebral ischemic episodes. Optional managements and literature review

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 217-221

  Carvi y Nievas, Mario N ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Eye Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ischemic episodes; Unruptured cerebral aneurysms

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; ENDARTERECTOMY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT;

EID: 0037373163     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101201247     Document Type: Article

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