Intracranial Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis | Zendy

Daniël Bos | Zendy; Maggee J.M. van der Rijk | Zendy; Tychon Geeraedts | Zendy; Albert Hofman | Zendy; Gabriël P. Krestin | Zendy; Jacqueline C.M. Witteman | Zendy; Aad van der Lugt | Zendy; M. Arfan Ikram | Zendy; Meike W. Vernooij | Zendy

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Intracranial Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis

Author(s) -

Daniël Bos,

Maggee J.M. van der Rijk,

Tychon Geeraedts,

Albert Hofman,

Gabriël P. Krestin,

Jacqueline C.M. Witteman,

Aad van der Lugt,

M. Arfan Ikram,

Meike W. Vernooij

Publication year - 2012

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.111.648667

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , carotid arteries , cardiology , radiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Intracranial atherosclerosis is worldwide one of the leading causes of stroke. However, surprisingly little is known about its prevalence and risk factors in a community-dwelling population of white descent. In this study, we determined the prevalence and investigated risk factors of intracranial internal carotid artery calcification (ICAC) as a marker of intracranial atherosclerosis.

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