Retinal microvascular abnormalities and stroke: A systematic review

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-165

  Doubal, F N ^a   Hokke, P E ^b   Wardlaw, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA INJURY; RETINOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; RETINAL VESSELS; STROKE;

EID: 60249085271     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.153460     Document Type: Article

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