Carotid stenosis: A risk factor for cerebral white-matter disease

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-139

  Kandiah, Nagaendran ^a,b   Goh, Orlanda ^a   Mak, Elijah ^a   Marmin, Maznah ^c   Ng, Amanda ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; cerebrovascular disease; small vessel ischemia; White matter hyperintensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WHITE MATTER LESION;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; SMALL-VESSEL ISCHEMIA; WHITE-MATTER HYPERINTENSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE, LACUNAR;

EID: 84891762058     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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