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Authors
Patel, MiteshIssue Date
2017-08-17
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Dolichoectasia, a condition of unknown cause characterized by elongation, twisting and dilation of the basilar artery in old age, is common among young patients admitted for acute stroke, a new study shows. This finding highlights the need to consider vascular abnormalities as a risk factor for stroke in young adults.Publisher
SpringerJournal
Nature Reviews NeurologyAdditional Links
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrneurol.2017.121Type
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Research Highlight commenting on original article Dolichoectasia and small vessel disease in young patients with transient ischemic attack and stroke. Stroke http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.017406 (2017)ISSN
1759-4758Collections
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