Attenuated corticomedullary contrast: An early cerebral computed tomography sign indicating malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: A case-control study

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1076-1082

  Haring, Hans Peter ^a   Dilitz, Erika ^b   Pallua, Anton ^b   Hessenberger, Gerald ^b   Kampfl, Andreas ^b   Pfausler, Bettina ^b   Schmutzhard, Erich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Case control study; Cerebral infarction; Middle cerebral artery; Tomography, x ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0032947570     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.5.1076     Document Type: Article

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