Hemiplegia in Lemierre syndrome: A neuroimaging strategy [2]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 424-426

  Touitou, D ^a   Deltour, S ^a   Bonneville, F ^a   Similowski, T ^a,c   Grivois, J P ^a   Clero, D ^a   Clech, L ^b   Zouaoui, A ^a   Prella, M ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus thrombosis; CT angiography; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Internal carotid artery stenosis; Lemierre syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646059514     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01155.x     Document Type: Letter

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