Intracranial fusiform aneurysms: It's pathogenesis, clinical characteristics and managements

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 116-123

  Park, Seong Ho ^a   Yim, Man Bin ^a   Lee, Chang Young ^a   Kim, Ealmaan ^a   Son, Eun Ik ^a  

^a Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cerebral aneurysms; Collagen disease; Dissection; Fusiform aneurysm; Lamina elastica

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLEEDING; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BYPASS SURGERY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIP; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 57049130417     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.3.116     Document Type: Article

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