Complete occlusion of extracranial internal carotid artery: Clinical features, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 976, 2007, Pages 95-99

  Thanvi, Bhomraj ^a   Robinson, Tom ^b  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; BLEEDING DISORDER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXTRAINTRACRANIAL ANASTOMOSIS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 33847408338     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.048041     Document Type: Review

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