Early Clinical and Radiological Predictors of Fatal Brain Swelling in Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Derk Krieger,
Andrew M. Demchuk,
Scott E. Kasner,
M. Jauß,
L. Hantson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.2.287
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , brain swelling , odds ratio , vomiting , nausea , population , placebo , brain edema , surgery , anesthesia , pathology , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , environmental health , engineering
Early identification of acute stroke patients at risk of fatal brain swelling is necessary to facilitate implementation of aggressive therapies. Initial clinical, laboratory, and CT characteristics that may be used as selection criteria were analyzed to determine predictors of herniation and neurological death.
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