Regional Attenuation WithOut Delta (RAWOD): A distinctive EEG pattern that can aid in the diagnosis and management of severe acute ischemic stroke

Neurodiagnostic Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 102-117

  Schneider, Anita L ^a   Jordan, Kenneth G ^a  

^a Jordan NeuroScience Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Cerebral edema; EEG; Emergency EEG; RAWOD; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE;

ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE (AIS); CEREBRAL EDEMA TREATMENT; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; THROMBOSIS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ALTEPLASE;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; REGIONAL ATTENUATION WITHOUT DELTA PATTERN; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 20344380189     PISSN: 21646821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1086508x.2005.11079517     Document Type: Review

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