Computed tomography perfusion prognostic maps do not predict reversible and irreversible neurological dysfunction following reperfusion therapies

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 544-546

  Zhao, Limin ^a,b   Barlinn, Kristian ^a,b   Bag, Asim K ^c   Kesani, Maruthi ^a   Cava, Luis F ^a   Balucani, Clotilde ^a   Alexandrov, Anne W ^a   Horton, Joseph A ^c   Patterson, Damon E ^a   Harrigan, Mark R ^c   Albright, Karen C ^a   Alexandrov, Andrei V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; CT perfusion; Reperfusion therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; APHASIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERFUSION IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; REPERFUSION; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 82355184167     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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