Basilar artery dolichoectasia in childhood: Evidence of vascular compromise

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 193-196

  Forrest, Katharine M ^a   Siddiqui, Ata ^b   Lim, Ming ^b,c   Wraige, Elizabeth ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Child; Dolichoectasia; Ischaemia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BASILAR ARTERY DOLICHOECTASIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYMPTOM;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78951476546     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1267-y     Document Type: Article

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