Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 229 , Pages 69-73 , 15 March 2005

Methods of detecting potential causes of vascular cognitive impairment after coronary artery bypass grafting

  • David Russell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The National Hospital, University of Oslo, Sognsvannsveien 20, N-0027 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 23073552.
    • ,
  • Nathan Bornstein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizman Street, Tel Aviv 64239 Israel

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PII: S0022-510X(04)00425-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.11.004

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 229 , Pages 69-73 , 15 March 2005

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