Embolic stroke syndrome underlies encephalopathy and coma following cardiac surgery [1]

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-

  Boyajian, Robert A ^a   Otis, Shirley M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MITRAL VALVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037322235     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.60.2.291     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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