Magnetic resonance imaging findings of Kernohan-Woltman notch in acute subdural hematoma

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-124

  Mastronardi, Luciano ^a   Puzzilli, Fabrizio ^a   Ruggeri, Andrea ^a   Guiducci, Antonio ^b  

^a SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Civilian Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute subdural hematoma; Ipsilateral hemiparesis; Kernohan Woltman notch; Magnetic resonance imaging; Major head injury

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KERNOHAN WOLTMAN NOTCH; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

AGED; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, ACUTE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCEPHALON;

EID: 0033037650     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(99)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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