Carotid pseudo-occlusion on CTA in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A concerning observation

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1591-1594

  Marquering, Henk A ^a   Nederkoorn, Paul J ^a   Beenen, Ludo F ^a   Nijeholt, Geert J Lycklama À ^b   Van Den Berg, René ^a   Roos, Yvo B ^a   Majoie, Charles B ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MC Haaglanden ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; CT angiography; Endovascular treatment; Hemodynamic flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT; HEMODYNAMIC FLOW;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84887628109     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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