Bilateral spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid arteries [3]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-70

  Spalloni, A ^a   Ferrari, M ^a   Beccia, M ^a,c   Bracalello, A ^b   Rasura, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial dissection; Serum elastase activity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE;

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0842265180     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1351-5101.2003.00720.x     Document Type: Letter

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