Extremely early computed tomography signs in hyperacute ischemic stroke as a predictor of parenchymal hematoma

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 241-246

  Okazaki, Shuhei ^a   Moriwaki, Hiroshi ^a   Minematsu, Kazuo ^a   Naritomi, Hiroaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute stroke diagnosis; Computed tomography; Hemorrhagic transformation; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41349093958     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113862     Document Type: Article

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