Specific DWI lesion patterns predict prognosis after acute ischaemic stroke within the MCA territory

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1222-1228

  Bang, O Y ^a   Lee, P H ^a   Heo, K G ^a   Joo, U S ^a   Yoon, S R ^b   Kim, S Y ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Shin Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 23944475804     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.059998     Document Type: Article

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