Basilar artery atherosclerotic disease is related to subacute lesion volume increase in pontine base infarction

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-93

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

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Infarction; Pons

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PONTINE BASE INFARCTION; RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67651222455     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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