Early carotid endarterectomy after ischemic stroke improves diffusion/perfusion mismatch on magnetic resonance imaging: Report of two cases

Neurosurgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 238-242

  Krishnamurthy, Satish ^a   Tong, David ^a   McNamara, Kevin P ^a   Steinberg, Gary K ^a   Cockroft, Kevin M ^a   Carter, Bob S ^a   Ogilvy, Christopher S ^a   Dempsey, Robert J ^a  

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Author keywords

Acute stroke; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Perfusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; APHASIA; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MICROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037234590     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200301000-00032     Document Type: Article

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