Immediate regression of leukoaraiosis after carotid artery revascularization

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 439-446

  Chuang, Yu Ming ^a,b   Huang, Kuo Lun ^c   Chang, Yeu Jhy ^c   Chang, Chien Hung ^c   Chang, Ting Yu ^c   Wu, Tai Cheng ^c   Wong, Ho Fai ^d   Liu, Shan Jin ^c   Lee, Tsong Hai ^c  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenting; Cerebral blood volume; Circle of Willis; Leukoaraiosis; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054082299     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330638     Document Type: Article

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