Vertebral artery decompression in a patient with rotational occlusion

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-394

  Petridis, A K ^a   Barth, H ^a   Buhl, R ^a   Mehdorn, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic angiography; Rotational occlusion; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSTEOPHYTE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; SYNCOPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 41049088138     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-1502-4     Document Type: Article

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