Systemic atherosclerosis in patients with perforating artery territorial infarction

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 788-793

  Choi, H Y ^a   Yang, J H ^a   Cho, H J ^a   Kim, Y D ^a   Nam, H S ^a   Heo, J H ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Lacunar infarction; Perforating artery; Small vessel disease; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORATING ARTERY TERRITORIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; BRAIN CIRCULATION; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77952513155     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02924.x     Document Type: Article

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