Reversible diffusion-weighted lesion in a TIA patient without arterial recanalization: A case report

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Terasawa, Yuka ^a   Iguchi, Yasuyuki ^a   Kimura, Kazumi ^a   Kobayashi, Kazuto ^a   Aoki, Junya ^a   Shibazaki, Kensaku ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted; Spectacular shrinking deficit; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEART ANEURYSM; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE;

EID: 48349104706     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.04.033     Document Type: Article

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