A giant fusiform basilar aneurysm treated by bilateral vertebral artery occlusion

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 324-328

  Omahen, David A ^a   Findlay, J Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Brafnstem compression; Fusiform aneurysm; Giant aneurysm; Intracranial aneurysm; Ischemic attack; Parent vessel ligation; Transient

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM COMPRESSION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; GIANT FUSIFORM BASILAR ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

EID: 1542374079     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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