Complete early reversal of diffusion-weighted imaging hyperintensities after ischemic stroke is mainly limited to small embolic lesions

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1043-1048

  Albach, Fredrik N ^a   Brunecker, Peter ^a   Usnich, Tatiana ^a   Villringer, Kersten ^a   Ebinger, Martin ^a   Fiebach, Jochen B ^a   Nolte, Christian H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute stroke; Brain ischemia; Diffusion weighted MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE PATIENT; SYMPTOM;

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; STENTS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84876284139     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.676346     Document Type: Article

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