Lateralized infarction in cerebral air embolism due to patient positioning

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 943-944

  Galion, Anjalee ^a   Do, An Hong ^a   Chang, Gregory Youngnam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral air embolism; Lateralization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING;

EID: 77952549250     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.10.029     Document Type: Article

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