Intracranial arterial stenoses: Current viewpoints, novel approaches, and surgical perspectives

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-185

  Gonzalez, Nestor R ^a   Liebeskind, David S ^a   Dusick, Joshua R ^a   Mayor, Fernando ^a   Saver, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis; Indirect revascularization; Intracranial arterial stenosis; Ischemia; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENCEPHALODUROARTERIOSYNANGIOSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL STENOSIS; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 84880716074     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-012-0432-z     Document Type: Review

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