Etiology and long-term prognosis of unilateral paramedian pontine infarction with progressive symptoms

European Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 136-140

  Kunz, Stefanie ^a   Griese, Harald ^b   Busse, Otto ^a  

^a KLINIKUM MINDEN   (Germany)

^b MEDIAN Kliniken GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Etiology; Pontine infarction; Prognosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DICOUMAROL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0141958563     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073053     Document Type: Article

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