Neuroimaging in stroke and seizure as neurological emergencies (NISSAN) study

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-14

  Rodriguez, Gustavo J ^a   Nasar, Abu ^b   Suri, M Fareed K ^a   Ezzeddine, Mustapha A ^a   Qureshi, Adnan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Neuroimaging; Neurological emergencies; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049076049     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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