Feline cerebrovascular disease: Clinical and histopathologic findings in 16 cats

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-97

  Altay, Ulrike Michal ^a,b   Skerritt, Geoff C ^b   Hilbe, Monika ^a   Ehrensperger, Felix ^a   Steffen, Frank ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Chestergates Referral Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

FELIDAE;

EID: 79952092366     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5480     Document Type: Article

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