Greater periventricular white matter hyperintensity severity in basilar artery branch atheromatous disease

Greater periventricular white matter hyperintensity severity in basilar artery branch atheromatous disease

Abstract Background Basilar artery branch atheromatous disease (BABAD), in which basilar artery atheroma occludes penetrating arteries at their origin, is a common etiology of posterior circulation stroke (PCS). It is currently unknown whether white matter hyperintensity(WMH), a marker of small vess...

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Main Authors: Po-Chen Lin, Feng-Chi Chang, Hui-Chi Huang, Jui-Yao Tsai, Yung-Yang Lin, Chih-Ping Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
White matter hyperintensity
Branch atheromatous disease
Posterior circulation ischemic stroke
Basilar artery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0918-y

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