Endovascular Revascularization of Chronic Symptomatic Vertebrobasilar Occlusion

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-79

  Lin, Ridwan ^a   Aleu, Aitziber ^a   Jankowitz, Brian ^b   Kostov, Dean ^b   Kanaan, Hilal ^b   Horowitz, Michael ^b   Jovin, Tudor ^a  

^a Stroke Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Chronic; Occlusion; Stenting; Vertebrobasilar

Indexed keywords

EPTIFIBATIDE; HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BASILAR ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; REVASCULARIZATION; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84855926824     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2010.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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