Microemboli in MCA ipsilateral to occluded common carotid artery: An observation and short review of the literature

Neurological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 684-686

  Telman, Gregory ^a   Kouperberg, Efim ^a   Eran, Ayelet ^a   Goldsher, Dorit ^a   Yarnitsky, David ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Common carotid; Occlusion; TCD

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; STENT; STROKE;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; STENTS; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 51649123250     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174313208X289589     Document Type: Article

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