Pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage: A rare neuroimaging pitfall

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-59

  Al Yamany, Mahmoud ^a   Deck, John ^b   Bernstein, Mark ^a,c  

^a Min Solicitor Gen Correctional S   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MALE; OVERDOSE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032985444     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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