Acute symptomatic hypoglycaemia mimicking ischaemic stroke on imaging: A systemic review

BMC Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yong, Ai Wain ^a   Morris, Zoe ^a   Shuler, Kirsten ^a   Smith, Colin ^a   Wardlaw, Joanna ^a,b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT; Hypoglycaemia; Ischaemic stroke; Lesions; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SYMPTOMATIC HYPOGLYCAEMIA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAY MATTER; HEMIPARESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LACUNAR STROKE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; STROKE;

EID: 84869213443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-139     Document Type: Article

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