Isolated posterior cerebral artery dissection: Report of three cases

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 648-652

  Sherman, Paul M ^a,b   Oka, M ^a   Aldrich, E ^a   Jordan, L ^a   Gailloud, P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHEAR STRESS; SKIN TINGLING; SYMPTOM; VOMITING; CHILD; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33745921223     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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