Novel epidemiological features of moyamoya disease

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 900-904

  Baba, Takeo ^a   Houkin, K ^b   Kuroda, S ^c  

^a Shinsapporo Neurosurgical Hospital   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFARCTION; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; ISCHEMIA; JAPAN; MALE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; AGE; AGED; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; REGISTRIES; SEX RATIO;

EID: 48249093415     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.130666     Document Type: Article

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