Two cases of dissecting aneurysm of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery: Possible involvement of segmental mediolytic arteriopathy in the pathogenesis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-122

  Yamakawa, Haruki ^a   Kaku, Yasuhiko ^b   Yoshimura, Shin Ichi ^b   Ohkuma, Akio ^a   Sakai, Noboru ^b  

^a GIFU PREFECTURAL GIFU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dissecting aneurysm; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery; Segmental mediolytic arteriopathy; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13644254504     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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