Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 222, Issue 1 , Pages 109-112 , 15 July 2004

Renal cholesterol embolism in patients with carotid stenosis: a severe and underdiagnosed complication following cerebrovascular procedures

  • Noriko Hagiwara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuou, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan
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  • Kazunori Toyoda

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-92-852-0700; fax: +81-92-847-8802.
    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuou, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan
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  • Masaru Nakayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan
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  • Tooru Inoue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan
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  • Kotaro Yasumori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan
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  • Setsuro Ibayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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  • Yasushi Okada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, 1-8-1 Jigyohama, Chuou, Fukuoka 810-8563, Japan

Received 4 November 2003 ,Revised 4 March 2004 ,Accepted 6 April 2004.

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PII: S0022-510X(04)00103-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.04.003

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 222, Issue 1 , Pages 109-112 , 15 July 2004

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