Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the intracranial vertebral artery: Management strategies

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-432

  Lee, Jae Whan ^a   Jung, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Yong Bae ^b   Huh, Seung Kon ^a   Kim, Dong Ik ^a   Lee, Kyu Chang ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intracranial vertebral artery; Management strategies; Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 34447542037     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.3.425     Document Type: Article

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