The Use of Diagnostic Tests in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Yu, Edward Haosheng ^a,b   Lungu, Codrin ^a,c   Kanner, Ronald M ^a   Libman, Richard Benjamin ^b  

^a Northwell Health   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemic stroke; decision analysis; diagnostic test assessment; echocardiography; Holter; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID DOPPLER; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXTRACRANIAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65149100536     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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