Different distribution patterns of cerebral microbleeds in acute ischemic stroke patients with and without hypertension

European Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 298-303

  Sun, Jian ^a   Soo, Yannie Oi Yan ^c   Lam, Wynnie Wai Man ^c   Wong, Ka Sing ^c   Zeng, Jin Sheng ^b   Fan, Yu Hua ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cerebral microbleeds; Gradient echo T2; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PATIENT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 69549087964     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235850     Document Type: Article

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