Mirror pattern of cerebral artery atherosclerosis in patients with ischaemic stroke

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1159-1164

  Kim, Y D ^a   Choi, H Y ^a   Jung, Y H ^a   Nam, C M ^a   Yang, J H ^a   Cho, H J ^a   Nam, H S ^a   Lee, K Y ^a   Heo, J H ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angiography; Atherosclerosis; Cerebral arteries; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349243404     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02690.x     Document Type: Article

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