Perforator stroke following intracranial stenting: A sacrifice for the greater good?

Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1803-1804

  Levy, Elad I ^a   Chaturvedi, Seemant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY STENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 33745928136     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000227198.02597.15     Document Type: Editorial

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