A treatable case of dementia - Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-76

  Chan, H Y ^a   Cheng, K M ^a   Lo, M W ^a   Chan, C M ^a   Cheung, Y L ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Dementia; Embolization, therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENBUCRILATE; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; DEMENTIA; DURA MATER; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL ARTERIES;

EID: 33344474977     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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