Meningovascular syphilis with basilar artery occlusion: Case report and literature review

Neurology India

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-214

  Yin Dan, Yao ^a   Wen Ke, Hong ^a   Li Feng, Guan ^a  

^a NINGBO NO 2 HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

BASILAR ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENINGOVASCULAR SYPHILIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SYPHILIS;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84901414690     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.132427     Document Type: Letter

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