Prevalence and frequency of microembolic signals in 105 patients with extracranial carotid artery occlusive disease
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Prevalence and frequency of microembolic signals in 105 patients with extracranial carotid artery occlusive disease.
Besides the established factors "presence of symptoms" and "degree of stenosis", plaque echolucency is considered to be associated with increased risk of stroke in patients with carotid artery disease. An evaluation was carried out as to whether the prevalence and number of microembolic signals (MES) detected by transcranial Doppler ultrasound were higher in patients with echolucent carotid pla...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.4.525