Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography and risk of stroke and death: a cohort study.

@article{Ubogu2004VertebrobasilarDD,
  title={Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography and risk of stroke and death: a cohort study.},
  author={Eroboghene E Ubogu and O O Zaidat},
  journal={Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry},
  year={2004},
  volume={75 1},
  pages={
          22-6
        }
}

• Eroboghene E Ubogu, O O Zaidat
• Published in
  Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and…
  2004

OBJECTIVE There are only limited epidemiological studies evaluating the association between vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) and outcomes. This study was designed to elucidate the outcome and prognosis of adults diagnosed with VBD by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and to ascertain if these outcomes were independent of known vascular risk factors. METHODS A cohort study was designed to compare VBD cases identified retrospectively from a computerised database of MRA reports with age… CONTINUE READING

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