The role of perfusion CT in identifying stroke mimics in the emergency room: A case of status epilepticus presenting with perfusion CT alterations

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Guerrero, Waldo R ^a   Dababneh, Haitham ^a   Eisenschenk, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

EID: 84860573798     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-5-4     Document Type: Article

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