Microembolic signals detected with transcranial doppler sonography differ between symptomatic and asymptomatic middle cerebral artery stenoses in Northeast China.

Although microembolus monitoring has been widely used for ischemic cerebrovascular disease, the clinical significance of microembolic signal (MES) in asymptomatic middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis remains unclear. We aim to investigate the frequency of MES and the value of MES in predicting isch...

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Main Authors: Xiujuan Wu, Hongliang Zhang, Haiyu Liu, Yingqi Xing, Kangding Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3925204?pdf=render