Adult cervicocerebral artery dissection: A single-center study of 301 Finnish patients

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 656-661

  Metso, T M ^a   Metso, A J ^a   Salonen, O ^a   Haapaniemi, E ^a   Putaala, J ^a   Artto, V ^a   Helenius, J ^a   Kaste, M ^a   Tatlisumak, T ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brain infarction; Dissection; Migraine; Prognosis; Recurrence; Risk factors; Smoking; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFARCTION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION;

EID: 65449160531     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02535.x     Document Type: Article

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