'Fou rire prodromique' as the heralding symptom of lenticular infarction, caused by dissection of the internal carotid artery in a 12- year-old boy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-136

  Osseby, Guy ^a   Manceau, Eric ^a   Huet, Frédéric ^a   Becker, François ^a   Chouchane, Wonder ^a   Durand, Christine ^a   Giroud, Maurice ^a,b  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Brain; Carotid artery; Carotid dissection; Cerebral infarction; Laughter; MRI

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032837728     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(99)90102-2     Document Type: Article

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