Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 222, Issue 1 , Pages 83-85 , 15 July 2004

Is cerebral angiography redundant in undetermined cause of stroke in patients below 50 years when the stroke is lacunar?

  • S de Jong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • J Lodder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • G.J Luijckx

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Presently at Department of Neurology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-503612430; fax: +31-503611707.
    • Department of Neurology, Maasland Hospital Sittard, The Netherlands

Received 24 November 2003 ,Revised 19 March 2004 ,Accepted 14 April 2004.

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PII: S0022-510X(04)00110-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.04.007

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 222, Issue 1 , Pages 83-85 , 15 July 2004

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