Backward somersault as a cause of childhood stroke: a case report of isolated middle cerebral artery dissection in an adolescent boy

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 519.e3-519.e5

  Hsu, Ko Chiang ^a   Kao, Hung Wen ^a   Chen, Shyi Jou ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; STROKE; SWIMMING;

EID: 41849100983     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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