Stroke vs. status epilepticus. A case report utilizing CT perfusion

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 174-176

  Royter, Vladimir ^a   Paletz, Laurie ^a   Waters, Michael F ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT perfusion; Epilepticus; Hyperperfusion; PLEDs; Status; Stroke

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SLURRED SPEECH; STROKE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; SPEECH DISORDERS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38849186011     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.08.038     Document Type: Article

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