Arterial hypertension as risk factor for spontaneous cervical artery dissection. A case-control study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-97

  Pezzini, A ^a   Caso, V ^b   Zanferrari, C ^c   Del Zotto, E ^a   Paciaroni, M ^b   Bertolino, C ^c   Grossi, M ^d   Agnelli, G ^b   Padovani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL ARTERY DISSECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 29644435490     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.063107     Document Type: Article

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