Extracranial carotid artery disease in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with post-irradiation ischemic stroke

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 682-686

  Li, Chuei Shiun ^a   Schminke, Ulf ^b   Tan, Teng Yeow ^c  

^a TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid duplex sonography; Carotid occlusive disease; Irradiation; Ischemic stroke; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE PATIENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 77956189165     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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