ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Ischemic stroke with and without brachiocephalic artery dissections: results of comprehensive examination of patients

Orlova EV, Berdalin AB, Reshetarov ID, Lelyuk VG
About authors

Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Ekaterina Vladimirovna Orlova
Ostrovityanova str., 1, bld. 10, Moscow, 117513, Russia; moc.liamg@kylhs.aniretake

About paper

Funding: the study was carried out as part of the State Task № 388-00083-22-00 of 30.12.2021, research project № 122022100113-7 of February 21, 2022.

Author contribution: Orlova EV — study planning, article review authoring, analysis of the results; Berdalin AB — database compilation, information collection, statistical processing, analysis and participation in recounting of the results of discussion; Reshetarov ID — article review authoring, analysis and interpretation of the results of statistical processing; Lelyuk VG — study planning, article editing, search for sources of funding.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology of FMBA of Russia (Minutes № 09/03-07-23 of July 03, 2023). All study participants signed the voluntary informed consent form.

Received: 2023-08-04 Accepted: 2023-09-30 Published online: 2023-10-20
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