Persistence of isolated flow in the internal carotid artery in brain death

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 210, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-34

  De Freitas, G R ^a,b   Andre C ^a   Bezerra, M ^a   Nunes, R G ^a   Vincent, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain death; Carotid artery; Diagnosis; Transcranial Doppler; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037799918     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00065-0     Document Type: Article

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