The impact of the international subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) on the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in a neurosurgical unit in the UK

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-123

  Gnanalingham, Kanna K ^a   Apostolopoulos, Vasilis ^b   Barazi, Sinan ^b   O'Neill, Kevin ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Clipping and endovascular embolisation; International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT); Management; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM CLIP; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 30444431897     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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