Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 291-294 , April 2010

Endovascular Therapy in Pediatric Intracranial Carotid Artery Dissection

  • Yen-Jun Lai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Lai; Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21, Nan-Ya S. Rd., Sec.2 Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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  • Feng-Chi Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Chung-Jung Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Ting-Chang Hsieh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Kao-Lun Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Received 26 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 December 2009.

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PII: S0887-8994(09)00581-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.12.002

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 291-294 , April 2010

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