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Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack After Head and Neck Radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Chris Plummer,
Robert D. Henderson,
John D. O’Sullivan,
Stephen Read
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.615203
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , radiation therapy , head and neck , ischemic stroke , transient (computer programming) , cardiology , ischemia , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer science , operating system
Cerebrovascular disease can complicate head and neck radiotherapy and result in transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke. Although the incidence of radiation vasculopathy is predicted to rise with improvements in median cancer survival, the pathogenesis, natural history, and management of the disease are ill defined.

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