Stroke risk and prognostic factors of asymptomatic middle cerebral artery atherosclerotic stenosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 63-65

  Ni, Jun ^a   Yao, Ming ^a   Gao, Shan ^a   Cui, Li Ying ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Atherosclerosis; Middle cerebral artery stenosis; Prognosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 78751585373     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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