Location of single subcortical infarction due to middle cerebral artery atherosclerosis: Proximal versus distal arterial stenosis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Cho, K H ^a   Kang, D W ^b   Kwon, S U ^b   Kim, J S ^b  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTERNAL CAPSULE; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58249089855     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.143354     Document Type: Article

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