Diagnostic and therapeutic management of pseudo-occlusions of the carotid artery;Manejo diagnóstico y terapéutico de la pseudooclusión carotídea

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-204

  Solanich Valldaura, T ^a   Allegue Allegue, N ^a   Arano Heredero C ^a   Samso J J ^a   Escribano Ferrer, J M ^a   Matas Docampo, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid stenosis; Pseudo occlusion of the carotid artery; String sign; Supra aortic trunks; Thromboendarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RESTENOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037989909     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3603.2002376     Document Type: Article

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