Intracranial vertebral artery dissection with subarachnoid hemorrhage: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in conservatively treated patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  Yamada, Masaru ^a   Kitahara, Takao ^b   Kurata, Akira ^b   Fujii, Kiyotaka ^b   Miyasaka, Yoshio ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Yamato Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial dissection; Hunt and Kosnik Scale; Subarachnoid hemorrhage treatment evaluation; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM CLIP; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 3042568808     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.1.0025     Document Type: Article

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