Dissecting aneurysms of the vertebrobasilar system. A comprehensive review on natural history and treatment options

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-140

  Santos Franco, Jorge Arturo ^a   Zenteno, Marco ^a,b   Lee, Angel ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL ÁNGELES DEL PEDREGAL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dissecting aneurysm; Endovascular treatment; Intracranial aneurysms; Sole stenting; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Vertebral artery aneurysm

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; STENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYMPTOM; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 41049095101     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0124-x     Document Type: Review

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