Transient ischaemic attacks in two cases of internal carotid artery hypoplasia

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 282-284

  Nardone, Raffaele ^a   Venturi, A ^a   Ausserer, H ^a   Buffone, E ^a   Covi, M ^a   Lochner, P ^a   Psenner, K ^a   Tezzon, F ^a  

^a F Tappeiner Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circle of Willis; Hypoplasia; Internal carotid artery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE;

EID: 26844526313     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0473-y     Document Type: Article

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