Isolated pontine infarcts: Etiopathogenic mechanisms

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 984-988

  Erro, María Elena ^a   Gallego J ^a   Herrera, M ^a   Bermejo, B ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basilar stenosis; Branch disease; Lacunar infarct; Pontine infarct; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 29244488748     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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