Carotid artery tortuosity, kinking, coiling: Stroke risk factor, marker or curiosity?

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-72

  Togay Isikay C ^a,c   Kim, Jo ^b   Betterman, K ^b   Andrews, C ^b   Meads, D ^b   Tesh, P ^b   Tegeler, C ^b   Oztuna D ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ankara Oniversitesi Tip Fakültesi Tibbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Coiling; Kinking; Stroke; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 22144464868     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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