Cervico-cranial artery dissection and antiphospholipid syndrome: Is there a link? [2]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-139

  Sibilia, Jean ^a   Hercelin, David ^a   Gottenberg, Jacques Eric ^a   Goetz, Joelle ^a   Dietemann, Jean Louis ^a   Harlé, Jean Robert ^b   Sanmarco, Marielle ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY DISSECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346727175     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.05.004     Document Type: Letter

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