Stroke mimics - Study of CT images in Nigerian African stroke patients

Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-149

  Onwuekwe, Ikenna O ^a   Ezeala Adikaibe, Birinus A ^a   Ohaegbulam, Samuel C ^b   Chikani, Mark C ^b   Amuta, Joel ^b   Uloh, Henrietta N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mimics; Nigerians; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NIGERIA; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 69749116846     PISSN: 13001817     EISSN: 13021664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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