Collateral blood vessels in acute ischemic stroke: a physiological window to predict future outcomes

ABSTRACT Collateral circulation is a physiologic pathway that protects the brain against ischemic injury and can potentially bypass the effect of a blocked artery, thereby influencing ischemic lesion size and growth. Several recent stroke trials have provided information about the role of collateral...

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Main Authors: Heitor Castelo Branco Rodrigues Alves, Felipe Torres Pacheco, Antonio J. Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016005001102&lng=en&tlng=en