Multiple ischemic vertebrobasilar lesions in temporal arteritis;Multiple ischämien im vertebrobasilären stromgebiet bei arteriitis temporalis

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Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1527-1531

  Haas, S ^a   Jurgens T ^a   Vatankhah, B ^a   Schwarz, S ^a   Schuierer, G ^b   Bogdahn, U ^a   Steinbrecher, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Bezirksklinikum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; Immunosuppression; Temporal arteritis; Vasculitis; Vertebral arteries

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DYSARTHRIA; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PARESIS; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEROIDS; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 28744450435     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-005-1927-4     Document Type: Article

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