Cerebrovascular diseases
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2007
Mechanism of infarction involving ipsilateral carotid and posterior cerebral artery territories.
We investigated the potential mechanism of infarction involving the territories of both the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the ipsilateral posterior cerebral artery (PCA). ⋯ Large artery atherosclerosis of the carotid artery was very common in patients with infarctions involving the ipsilateral ICA and PCA territories. Extracranial cervical artery evaluation is indispensable in those patients.
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2007
Description of quality of life and its predictors in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
According to previous studies, the quality of life is usually substantially altered in patients who have suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage of an aneurysmal origin. Some studies have attempted to find out which factors predict the deterioration in quality of life. Our study will try to describe the quality of life of these patients and discover which variables may predict it in each of its dimensions. ⋯ The patients who have experienced an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage show greater difficulty in performing daily activities, and they present more depression and anxiety. The absence of handicaps and being male are predictor factors for an unaffected quality of life.
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2007
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyTreatment results of stroke patients aged >80 years receiving intravenous rt-PA.
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