Significance of aortic atherosclerotic disease in possibly embolic stroke: 64-multidetector row computed tomography study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 699-705

  Ko, Youngchai ^a   Park, Jung Hyun ^a   Yang, Mi Hwa ^a   Ko, Sang Bae ^a   Choi, Sang Il ^a   Chun, Eun Ju ^a   Han, Moon Ku ^a   Bae, Hee Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Embolism; Imaging; Tomography

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLIC STROKE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77954457002     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5391-0     Document Type: Article

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