Isolated middle cerebral artery disease: Clinical and neuroradiological features depending on the pathogenesis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 727-732

  Lee, P H ^a   Oh, S H ^a   Bang, O Y ^a   Joo, I S ^a   Huh, K ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOEMBOLISM; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1942485892     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.022574     Document Type: Article

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