Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , January 2008

Common Carotid Artery Stenosis and Amaurosis Fugax

  • Kastumi Hoya, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kastumi Hoya, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50, Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama 343-8555 Japan.
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  • Eiharu Morikawa, MD, PhD
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  • Akira Tamura, MD, PhD
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  • Isamu Saito, MD, PhD

Received 7 May 2007 ,Revised 22 August 2007 ,Accepted 30 August 2007.

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PII: S1052-3057(07)00140-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.08.003

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , January 2008

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