Postictal deficit mimicking stroke: Role of perfusion CT

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-51

  Masterson, K ^a   Vargas, M I ^a   Delavelle, J ^a  

^a DISIM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Perfusion CT; Stroke; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ACCUPAQUE 300; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERFUSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SEIZURE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62249147557     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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