title: Challenge of identifying the cause of intracranial artery stenosis in patients with ischemic stroke.
authors.affiliation: From the Neurovascular Program, Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Medical Center, OH (S.S.); and Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (D.S.). sylanthier@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lanthier
authors.affiliation: From the Neurovascular Program, Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Medical Center, OH (S.S.); and Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (D.S.).
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Odier
authors.affiliation: From the Neurovascular Program, Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Medical Center, OH (S.S.); and Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (D.S.).
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundararajan
authors.affiliation: From the Neurovascular Program, Research Center, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (S.L., C.O.); Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Medical Center, OH (S.S.); and Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (D.S.).
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strbian
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001158:Arteries; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000473:pathology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
keywords: intracranial atherosclerosis; primary angiitis of the central nervous system; stroke