Computed tomographic determinants of neurologic deterioration in patients with large middle cerebral artery infarctions

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-160

  Manno, Edward M ^a   Nichols, Douglas A ^a   Fulgham, Jimmy R ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037311548     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.2.156     Document Type: Article

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