Beta-thalassemia intermedia associated with moyamoya syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 919-920

  Göksel, Basak Karakurum ^a   Ozdogu, Hakan ^a   Yildirim, Tulin ^a   Oǧuzkurt, Levent ^a   Asma, Suheyl ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia intermedia; Hemoglobinopathy; Moyamoya; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952674895     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.10.023     Document Type: Article

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