Low-dose statin therapy for intracranial artery stenosis: A single center preliminary study

J Neurol Sci. 2022 Jan 15:432:120075. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120075. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

Authors

Hitoshi Aizawa¹, Takeshi Taguchi², Nobuhiro Ido², Haruhisa Kato², Hiroo Terashi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: haizawa@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
² Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 34848096
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120075

No abstract available

Keywords: Intracranial artery stenosis; Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Magnetic resonance angiography; Rosuvastatin; Statin therapy.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Arteries
Cholesterol, LDL
Constriction, Pathologic / drug therapy
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors*
Sulfonamides
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Cholesterol, LDL
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Sulfonamides