Early changes in physiological variables after stroke

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-220

  Wong, Andrew ^a,c   Read, Stephen ^b,c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Blood pressure; Body temperature; Cerebrovascular disorders; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPEROXIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; META ANALYSIS; OXYGENATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 58149168534     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.44555     Document Type: Review

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