Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 92-95 , 15 January 2010

Symptomatic Moyamoya disease: Clinical features and outcome after indirect bypass surgery in four French adults

  • Laurent Derex

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service d'Urgences Neurovasculaires, Hôpital Neurologique, 59 boulevard Pinel, 69003 Lyon, France. Tel.: +33 4 72 35 78 06; fax: +33 4 72 35 73 29.
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  • Jacques Doumbé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
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  • Ange-Eric Kouamé-Assouan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Isabelle Pelissou-Guyotat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Christophe Morel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Marc Hermier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Norbert Nighoghossian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Paul Trouillas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Hospital, University of Lyon, France

Received 5 March 2009 ,Revised 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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PII: S0022-510X(09)00891-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.09.031

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 92-95 , 15 January 2010

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