Neurovascular compression syndromes and hypertension: Clinical relevance

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 416-417

  Tan, Eng King ^a   Chan, Ling Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NEURALGIA; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TINNITUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VERTIGO;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 34547615189     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0558     Document Type: Review

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