Neuropyschological profile of reversible cognitive impairment in a patient with a dural arteriovenous fistula

Neurocase

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-238

  Racine, Caroline A ^a   Lawton, Michael T ^a   Hetts, Steven W ^a   Josephson, S Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Dementia; Dural AV fistula; Encephalopathy; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MENINGEAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; THALAMUS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50249094369     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790802232677     Document Type: Article

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