Characteristics and surgery of aneurysms of the proximal (A1) segment of the anterior cerebral artery

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 85-95

  Czepko, R ^a   Libionka, W ^a   Lopatka, P ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anterior cerebral artery; Intracranial aneurysm; Intracranial vasospasm; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 30744445425     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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