Left subclavian artery aneurysm secondary to syphilitic arteritis presenting with a right ischemic cerebellar infarction

Neurology India

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-346

  Lin, Chih ^a  

^a NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ischemic infarction; Subclavian aneurysm; Syphilitic arteritis

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYPHILIS; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ADULT; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYPHILIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67651152816     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.53279     Document Type: Article

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