Hemispheric differences in ischemic stroke: Is left-hemisphere stroke more common?

Journal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-102

  Hedna, Vishnumurthy Shushrutha ^a   Bodhit, Aakash N ^a   Ansari, Saeed ^a   Falchook, Adam D ^a   Stead, Latha ^b   Heilman, Kenneth M ^a   Waters, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Collaterals; Endovascular intervention; Endovascular treatment; Ischemic stroke; Mechanical thrombectomy; Mortality after stroke; Motor grade; Outcome after stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876065285     PISSN: 17386586     EISSN: 20055013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2013.9.2.97     Document Type: Article

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