Retinal microvascular signs: A key to understanding the underlying pathophysiology of different stroke subtypes?

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-305

  Lindley, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lacunar stroke; Pathology; Retinal photography; Retinal vessels; Small vessel disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETINOPATHY; STROKE;

BRAIN INFARCTION; HUMANS; MICROVESSELS; PROGNOSIS; RETINA; RETINAL VESSELS; STROKE;

EID: 52249123069     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2008.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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