Avoiding pitfalls in diagnosing basilar artery occlusive disease: clinical and imaging clues - case report

CONTEXT: The aim of this paper was to report on the characteristics that aid in establishing the diagnosis of basilar artery occlusive disease (BAOD) among patients with hemiparesis and few or minor symptoms of vertebrobasilar disease. CASE REPORT: This report describes two cases in a public univers...

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Main Authors: Adriana Bastos Conforto, Jovana Gobbi Marchesi Ciríaco, Fábio Iuji Yamamoto, Paulo Puglia Júnior, Claudia da Costa Leite, Maria da Graça Morais Martin, Milberto Scaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000300009&lng=en&tlng=en