Toward a further elucidation: Role of vertebral artery hypoplasia in migraine with aura

European Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 148-151

  Chuang, Yu Ming ^a,b   Hwang, Yuan Chung ^a   Lin, Ching Po ^a   Liu, Chih Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Duplex; Flow volume; Hypoperfusion; Magnetic resonance angiogram; Migraine with aura; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VASCULAR DISEASES; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 39749198333     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111878     Document Type: Article

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