Aphasia following striatocapsular infarction may be explained by concomitant small cortical infarct on diffusion-weighted imaging

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 220-224

  Han, Moon Ku ^a   Kang, Dong Wha ^b   Jeong, Sang Wuk ^c   Roh, Jae Kyu ^d  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Striatocapsular infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN INJURY; CAPSULA INTERNA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIATE CORTEX; UNITED STATES;

AGED; APHASIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 17844374664     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083886     Document Type: Article

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