Vascularization of carotid plaque in recently symptomatic patients is associated with the occurrence of transcranial microembolic signals

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1218-1221

  Ritter, M A ^a   Theismann, K ^a   Schmiedel, M ^a   Ringelstein, E B ^a   Dittrich, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Microembolic signals; Plaque; Stroke; Ultrasound; Vascularization

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SOFTWARE; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROEMBOLISM; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

CAROTID ARTERY; MICROEMBOLIC SIGNALS; PLAQUE; STROKE; ULTRASOUND; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84880134761     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12030     Document Type: Article

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